“Evidence so far suggests that UVC disinfection technology kills up to 99% of pathogens in the air and on surfaces without harming people and animals present” ‘The mood at the meeting is really upbeat, with everyone looking forward to a new era of clean safe indoor air!’”
1/ is one hell of a powerful tool which can sit at the pinnacle of a diverse array of infection control measures, potentially eliminating *all* airborne pathogens from our shared indoor spaces.
mask forever?
One of the greatest tricks they ever pulled was to convince the world that covid was now 'just a respiratory virus'.
“One of the greatest tricks they ever pulled was to convince the world that covid was now 'just a respiratory virus'.”
This is my 15th semester teaching RN and NP students about Covid 19 pathophysiology. Not a lot has changed except for how much damage we now know the virus causes. It still baffles me that people don’t know it’s airborne, don’t know the risks. 1
“#CovidIsNotOver This is my 15th semester teaching RN and NP students about Covid 19 pathophysiology. Not a lot has changed except for how much damage we now know the virus causes. It still baffles me that people don’t know it’s airborne, don’t know the risks. 1”
Educational Thread:
(🧵1/5, EMERGENCE): What happens to virulence after a new pathogen emerges? Popular thinking on the subject is that pathogens evolve become less virulent over time when they co-exist with their host species, based on the logic that virulent pathogens don't spread effectively.(1/)
(🧵1/5, EMERGENCE): What happens to virulence after a new pathogen emerges? Popular thinking on the subject is that pathogens evolve become less virulent over time when they co-exist with their host species, based on the logic that virulent pathogens don't spread effectively.(1/)
(🧵 0/5, Foreword):
“It's been ~5yrs since 𝑆𝐀𝑅𝑆-𝐂𝑂𝑉-𝟐, the virus that causes 𝐂𝑂𝑉𝐈𝐃, made its fateful jump into humans. Now seems as good a time as any to ask "is it over yet?" (For the 10th time, but who's counting?)
Let's talk about how this ends, shall we? (1/)