The CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — reported that 85% of those who tested positive were wearing masks and 3.9% weren’t! Is Social Distancing Necessary? Social distancing isn’t even an established health care concept and certainly not one in the public health. The whole idea of social …
Read More »COVID-19: ¿Qué pasa con los medicamentos y tratamientos?
— QUITASE LA MASCARILLA Desafortunadamente, esperar a que se desarrolle una vacuna antes de que volvamos a nuestras vidas simplemente no tiene sentido, aunque varias empresas están trabajando actualmente en el desarrollo de una vacuna para COVID-19, ciertamente no hay garantía de que tengan éxito o que esté disponible en …
Read More »¿Qué nos mantendrá básicamente a salvo de COVID-19?
Bueno, empecemos con la inmunidad y lo que eso significa. El cuerpo humano tiene un sistema inmunológico muy avanzado y altamente adaptativo que nos mantiene diariamente a salvo al defendernos de una serie de enemigos potenciales. Todos los días entramos en contacto con bacterias y virus, polvo y polen y …
Read More »COVID-19: ¿Quién está realmente en riesgo de padecer este virus coronavirus?
Sabemos, que no todo el mundo está en riesgo significativo de este virus, de hecho, la mayoría de las personas, la gran mayoría de las personas no tendrán ninguna enfermedad significativa, incluso si contraen el virus. Las personas que más nos preocupan son las que tienen más de 70 años …
Read More »COVID-19: What About Medications and Treatments?
Unfortunately, waiting for a vaccine to be developed before we return to our lives simply doesn’t make sense although several companies are currently working on developing a vaccine for COVID-19, there is certainly no guarantee that they will be successful or that it will be available anytime soon. there are …
Read More »What Will Ultimately Keep Us Safe From COVID-19?
Well, let’s start with immunity and what that means. The human body has a very advanced and highly adaptive immune system that keeps us safe by fending off a host of potential enemies on a daily basis. Every day we come in contact with bacteria and viruses, dust and pollen …
Read More »COVID-19: Who Is Truly At Risk From This Coronavirus Virus?
We know, that not everyone is at significant risk from this virus, in fact, most people, the vast majority of people will not have any significant illness even if they do contract the virus. The people who we are most concerned about are those who are over the age of …
Read More »What Do We Know About COVID-19?
Well, we know that it’s a corona virus. It’s one of 26 major families of viruses. It’s named for the microscopic appearance of the proteins that are stuck on the outside of the virus that resemble somewhat of a crown; hence, the name corona. Corona viruses are very common. Upwards …
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