In the final instalment of our epic 3-part coronavirus special, once again joined by public health expert Ellie Duckworth, Ellie and Kate tackle all your questions! We plough through most of the questions we got, which range from molecular-based to philosophical to basic advice. We then go over some of the best conspiracy theories we’ve heard - is there any truth there? We then wrap up with the positives to have come out of this situation, to leave you maybe a sense of hope going forward!If you loved what Ellie had to say you can find her on twitter (...
In the final instalment of our epic 3-part coronavirus special, once again joined by public health expert Ellie Duckworth, Ellie and Kate tackle all your questions! We plough through most of the questions we got, which range from molecular-based to philosophical to basic advice. We then go over some of the best conspiracy theories we’ve heard - is there any truth there? We then wrap up with the positives to have come out of this situation, to leave you maybe a sense of hope going forward!
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Refences:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQsu3Kz9NYo (good visualisation of PCR)
ACE-2 References:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867420302294
https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms4594
Reproductive number calculations:
https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2001316
Genome Sequencing and Origins
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200317175442.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16195424
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4875465/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32007145
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2012-7
Clinical features:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30183-5/fulltext
COVID-19 vs. Flu:
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-disease-2019-vs-the-flu
Kids and COVID-19:
https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/possible-biological-explanations-for-kids-escape-from-covid-19-67273
Respiratory droplets:
https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-warm-weather-study.html
https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc2004973
SARS and MERS:
https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12985-015-0439-5
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8953389_The_Severe_Acute_Respiratory_Syndrome
WHO Situation Reports:
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports/
Other:
https://www.technologynetworks.com/genomics/news/scientists-firmly-determine-that-sars-cov-2-was-not-engineered-332244?fbclid=IwAR1WIcJibcTaFw3C4aen5nzjihUO_jFVRIYOG7yHMii2MxRK98RZQDL6XLA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uP9bcNkvTM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddlRvqhGdPk
https://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/vitamin-d-helps-the-immune-system-during-cold-and-flu-season
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30675873
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/
