jmcbain writes: In many societies, handshakes are a gesture of friendliness. How many times have you shaken hands when meeting new engineering professionals? Probably quite a lot. However, given what we’ve seen with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, it’s time for a new way to greet people. According to a CNBC article, Anthony Fauci, the head advisor of the USA’s task force on…
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What the coronavirus does to your body that makes it so deadly
How the coronavirus infects and how it makes people sick. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/what-covid19-coronavirus-does-to-body-that-makes-it-deadly…
Pandemic Shutdowns Will Help the Economy, Too
nut (Slashdot reader #19,435) writes: A study by economists Sergio Correia, Stephan Luck and Emil Verner suggests that the best way to save your economy is to save your people. The authors looked at the economic impact of the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918 on different U.S. cities. They concluded that the earlier, more forcefully and longer cities responded, the better…
Woman with COVID-19 developed a rare brain condition. Doctors suspect a link.
The rare condition has been associated with other viral infections, including influenza and herpes. Source: https://www.livescience.com/woman-with-covid19-coronavirus-had-rare-brain-disease.html
Flu drug used in Japan shows promise in treating COVID-19
A drug used in Japan to treat influenza seems to be effective at treating the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, according to news reports. Source: https://www.livescience.com/flu-drug-could-treat-coronavirus.html
Spanish flu: The deadliest pandemic in history
Over 100 years ago, a killer strain of the influenza virus infected over a third of the world’s population. Source: https://www.livescience.com/spanish-flu.html
11 (sometimes) deadly diseases that hopped across species
A host of infectious and deadly diseases have hopped from animals to humans, and the other way. Source: https://www.livescience.com/12951-10-infectious-diseases-ebola-plague-influenza.html
Despite a ‘double-barreled’ flu season, the vaccine is mostly doing its job
This year’s flu shot is working relatively well to prevent influenza, particularly among children. Source: https://www.livescience.com/flu-shot-effectiveness-2019-2020-season.html
This Year’s Flu Shot Doesn’t Match What’s Circulating. Here’s What That Means.
The main strain of flu that’s circulating right now doesn’t exactly match what’s in this year’s flu shot. Source: https://www.livescience.com/flu-shot-bad-match-influenza-b.html
Researchers Develop Universal Flu Vaccine With Nanoparticles That Protect Against Six Different Viruses
clm1970 shares a report from Georgia State University: A novel nanoparticle vaccine that combines two major influenza proteins is effective in providing broad, long-lasting protection against influenza virus in mice, showing promise as a universal flu vaccine, according to a study by the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University. The double-layered nanoparticle vaccine contains the influenza virus proteins matrix…