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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
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Epstein-Barr virus reactivation may be the cause of long COVID symptoms
#EpsteinBarr virus (#EBV) reactivation resulting from the inflammatory response to #coronavirus infection may be the cause of previously...
David Ojcius
Jun 23, 20212 min read
Researchers find signs of inflammation in brains of people who died of COVID-19
A detailed molecular analysis of tissue from the brains of individuals who died of #COVID19 reveals extensive signs of #inflammation &...
David Ojcius
Jun 22, 20214 min read
Covid boosters in the fall? As calls grow for third shots, here’s what you need to know
Some countries, like US & UK, have already signaled that they could roll out #COVID19 booster shots within a year. In May, UK launched...
David Ojcius
Jun 22, 20213 min read
San Francisco named 2021's best US city for summer vaxcation
#SanFrancisco #vaxcation #vacation #COVID19 #COVIDVaccination #COVIDVaccine #tourism A new survey lists San Francisco as the top when it...
David Ojcius
Jun 22, 20211 min read
Cuba says its Abdala vaccine is 92% effective against Covid
Cuba’s government announced that its three-shot #Abdala vaccine is 92% effective against the #coronavirus. The Abdala is one of the...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20211 min read
Multivalent antibodies show high potency against SARS-CoV-2 in new study
#SARSCoV2 #antibodies #immunology #coronavirus #COVID19 Since the beginning of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20214 min read
Europe Watches With Worry As Delta Variant Spreads Fast In The U.K. And Lisbon
#DeltaVariant #Delta #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #Portugal A worrying spike of coronavirus infections in Europe is being driven by the...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20213 min read
Probiotic Protection? Gut Bacteria Discovered That Protects Intestines From Invasion of COVID virus
#Probiotic #COVID #COVID19 #commensals #microbiota #probiotics #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 Researchers from Yonsei University in South Korea...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20212 min read
China has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses
#China has administered more than 1 billion #COVID19 vaccine doses. A total of 1,010,489,000 doses have been given as of Saturday. Those...
David Ojcius
Jun 20, 20212 min read
Could nasal nitric oxide help to mitigate the severity of COVID19 ?
#COVID19 #innateimmunity #breathing #holistic #holistichealth The nasal cavity and turbinates play important physiological functions by...
David Ojcius
Jun 20, 20211 min read
Cuba encouraged by early efficacy results of homegrown COVID-19 vaccine
Cuba's #Soberana02 #COVID19 vaccine candidate has shown 62% efficacy with just two of its three doses, state-run biopharmaceutical...
David Ojcius
Jun 20, 20211 min read
In the Wake of India’s Covid Crisis, a Black Fungus Epidemic Follows
#mucormycosis has sickened former #coronavirus patients across #India. Doctors believe that hospitals desperate to keep #COVID19 patients...
David Ojcius
Jun 20, 20215 min read
‘Two Americas’ may emerge as Delta variant spreads and vaccination rates drop
#DeltaVariant #COVID19 #COVIDvaccination #COVIDvaccine #coronavirus #Delta Only 52% of Republicans said they were vaccinated & 29% have...
David Ojcius
Jun 20, 20213 min read
Don’t Count on Needing a Covid Booster Shot, WHO Scientist Says
#COVID19 #COVIDVaccination #COVIDvaccine #coronavirus As some governments and pharmaceutical officials prepare for Covid booster shots...
David Ojcius
Jun 20, 20212 min read
A Pill to Treat COVID19? The US Is Betting on It.
The new $3.2 billion Antiviral Program for Pandemics will also support research on entirely new drugs - not just for the #coronavirus,...
David Ojcius
Jun 18, 20216 min read
COVID19 Cases Surge Again in Russia
Virologists say that the #Delta variant, first found in India, is now the most prevalent #coronavirus strain in Moscow. The mayor says...
David Ojcius
Jun 18, 20212 min read
Bacterial and fungal co-infections among COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit
Bacterial and fungal co-infections among #COVID19 patients in intensive care unit. Abstract This study aimed to investigate the frequency...
David Ojcius
Jun 16, 20211 min read
CureVac, the latest experimental coronavirus vaccine, proved just 47 percent effective amid spread o
The latest #COVID19 vaccine, from #CureVac, was 47% effective, according to preliminary analysis. The results were a setback for a...
David Ojcius
Jun 16, 20213 min read
Has the COVID19 pandemic harmed our memories?
Has your #memory got worse during the #COVID19 pandemic? The data is in. 80% of the people who took part in survey said that at least 1...
David Ojcius
Jun 15, 20214 min read
A long-term perspective on immunity to COVID
Determining the duration of protective immunity to infection by #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus is crucial for understanding and predicting the...
David Ojcius
Jun 14, 20215 min read
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