One of the more frequent questions people have is: what do I do if I’ve been exposed to COVID-19? Much of the guidance that is out there isn’t always easy to sort through. It may be intimidatingly long, it may … Continue reading →
The simple answer is… No. At least not for the general public who do not have symptoms of COVID-19-like illness. We first saw the use of cloth masks used in US healthcare settings starting in the late 1800s. It came … Continue reading →
People often ignore insect bites thinking that the itching and the swelling will just go away on its own. But who would have through that something as little as a tick can bring so much trouble aside from the usual … Continue reading →
I will be the first to say contracting the flu is no fun and I certainly wouldn’t wish it on anybody. I suggest it might be better to prevent catching the flu virus than to suffer the consequences and then … Continue reading →
Silent spreaders are those people who are presymptomatic carriers of SARS-CoV-2 that infect others. These are people thought to be infected with the coronavirus and show no symptoms (no cough, no fever, no sign of illness) yet thought to be … Continue reading →
With so much concern being shown regarding the Covid-19 pandemic situation we are all asking if modern medicine can save us from what could become a human tragedy. Unfortunately it would appear that this is most unlikely. The World Health … Continue reading →
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is said to be a novel (new) infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Human coronaviruses are actually a group of related viruses discovered in the 1960s. The earliest ones studied were … Continue reading →
For many of us that have not visited an (ICU) intensive care unit recently, we probably haven’t thought too much about ventilators. That was all to change in 2020 with the Covid-19 pandemic. Suddenly the world was thrown into a … Continue reading →
It’s no longer a “maybe” now – COVID-19 coronavirus is here. The outbreak first started in Wuhan, China, but cases have been identified in 185 other international locations, including the United States. Millions have been infected across the world and … Continue reading →
Knowing what is wrong with you can be hard to do sometimes. There are so many sicknesses out there just waiting to prey upon us and our bodies. It really doesn’t matter if you have the cold, flu, Covid-19 or … Continue reading →
