Coronavirus
Holiday Quiz: Coronavirus Deaths in Graph Perspective
While many parts of the world are under restrictions and the number of Coronavirus cases soar, by looking at the below graphs of 6 different countries, which are purposely unlabeled… After which country (1-6) do you feel we should pattern ourselves in order to better contain the virus? Which country (1-6) currently has daily deaths…
Read MoreDo Masks Save Lives? Part IV Surgical vs N95 Masks
In the first 3 parts of ‘Do Masks Save Lives?’, we learned the following about masks, according to research: Bandanas are not “better than nothing”, but could transmit the disease.***** Cloth masks may actually increase infection. (see Wednesday blog 10-21-20) DO NOT TOUCH the outside of any mask as it may be contaminated. Wash your…
Read MoreDo Masks Save Lives? Part III
This is what we know about cloth and surgical masks and transmission of Covid: To be infected with Covid 19 you have to be within 6 feet of someone (even if they are coughing or sneezing) for greater than 15 min. Therefore, social distancing is paramount! If you aren’t near it, you can’t get it,…
Read MoreDo Masks Save Lives? Part II
The word “science” has frequently been used during the Covid pandemic implying “science” numbers are correct and those numbers are what we should believe and follow. However, that is far from the truth. In scientific research, the number of variables affecting data collection will change the “science” numbers, and have to be considered when formulating…
Read MoreDo Masks Save Lives? Part I
No one denies, if you are far away from a person who has an airborne disease, you will not get it; and the closer you are to that person the greater the viral load to which you will be exposed. Then your immune system takes over! Some will get sick and some will not. Nevertheless,…
Read MoreCovid 19: A Mind of Its Own, Lockdown or No Lockdown
In this blog are my observations and opinions looking at data from Worldometers.com. I invite you to make your own conclusions which I expect may be different depending from what context you are coming. Did Lockdowns Help Contain the Virus? A Pattern Emerges… The bell-shaped curve of daily deaths as seen in the…
Read MoreWhat can we say about Coronavirus data?
The below numbers were shown on the last blog. I updated Deaths/M 7 days later using Worldometers.info/coronavirus.* I picked 7 countries differing as wildly as I could find in the way in which they approached containing the virus. Data is only as good as the accuracy of your numbers. Germany has one of the best…
Read MoreTime Line of Covid 19 in US and Around The World. What Can We Learn?
The information contained in the next few blogs mostly comes from Wikipedia and Worldometers. Searching the internet for reliable sources is difficult. All numbers are most likely incorrect as reporting is not perfect. However, there emerges commonalities between many countries. All imposed lockdowns and lifted lockdowns were done stepwise. No one can deny if you…
Read MorePerspective on Quarantine, Lockdown, and Covid 19 Part II
Last week’s text talked about the INCUBATION PERIOD of Covid 19 can be longer than the 14 day suggested quarantine period. Not mentioned was an interesting fact the incubation period in people > 65 yrs old and < 14 yrs old is longer than people 15 to 64 years old as shown in the graph…
Read MorePerspective on Quarantine and Covid 19 (Part I)
The definition of a medical quarantine applies to “those individuals who are sick or have been exposed to an infectious disease and are subsequently isolated from the healthy”. Quarantine usually does not include isolating those who are healthy. As Covid 19, a little virus we cannot see continues to reign over the world bringing fear…
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