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202013
- Cities across China implemented stringent social distancing measures in early 2020 to curb coronavirus disease outbreaks. (cdc.gov)
- Keeping a set physical distance from each other and avoiding hugs and gestures that involve direct physical contact, reduce the risk of becoming infected during outbreaks of infectious respiratory diseases (for example, flu pandemics and the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. (wikipedia.org)
- We compared the incidences of these diseases from week 45 of 2016 to week 21 of 2020 and performed linear regression analyses. (jmir.org)
- In March 2020, amid surging deaths from disease, the Trump administration put forward a novel interpretation of Title 42: U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents could immediately remove anyone entering the country without authorization to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (nnirr.org)
- For the first time since the outbreak began, in China there have been no new confirmed cases caused by local transmission reported for five consecutive days up to 23 March 2020. (imperial.ac.uk)
- In response to the fast-growing epidemic, China imposed strict social distancing in Wuhan on 23 January 2020 followed closely by similar measures in other provinces. (imperial.ac.uk)
- 2020) applied the Bass Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (Bass-SIR) model to study the lockdown and social distancing effects for province-specific epidemiological parameters in China. (cepr.org)
- 2020) developed a Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Removed (SEIR) model to evaluate the impact of NPIs on the epidemic in Wuhan, China. (cepr.org)
- Centre for Disease Control on the 11th of March 2020. (who.int)
- 23 April 2020 - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Somalia, including associated deaths attributed to coronavirus disease. (who.int)
- Since the beginning of the outbreak, 7 associated deaths out of 135 cases were reported by the Government in Somalia as of 19 April 2020. (who.int)
- The cholera outbreak continues to kill and so far in 2020, cholera has claimed 11 lives and made another 2600 people sick. (who.int)
- RESULTS: Between November 25, 2019, and June 30, 2020, a total of 117 patients (8 with type 1 diabetes and 109 with type 2 diabetes) were enrolled in 2 centers. (bvsalud.org)
Developing COVID-191
- Identification of risk factors predisposing patients to developing COVID-19 may help uncover underlying mechanisms of disease. (depaul.edu)
Interventions10
- In the absence of pharmaceutical prophylactic options, the primary means of COVID-19 control are social distancing interventions, including school closures, work restrictions, shelter-in-place measures, and travel bans. (cdc.gov)
- In public health, social distancing, also called physical distancing, is a set of non-pharmaceutical interventions or measures intended to prevent the spread of a contagious disease by maintaining a physical distance between people and reducing the number of times people come into close contact with each other. (wikipedia.org)
- In St. Louis, shortly after the first cases of influenza were detected in the city during the 1918 flu pandemic, authorities implemented school closures, bans on public gatherings and other social-distancing interventions. (wikipedia.org)
- Social-distancing interventions have also impacted economic productivity in China, and the ability of the Chinese economy to resume without restarting the epidemic is not yet clear. (imperial.ac.uk)
- On the other hand, there is an inevitable trade-off between the disease control outcomes and economic consequences, since prolonged government interventions have large downside impact on the overall economic and social well-being, including escalated unemployment rates and business bankruptcies (Coibion et al. (cepr.org)
- Our research examines 6 major government interventions (i.e. travel restriction, centralised quarantine, mask wearing, lockdown, school closure, and social distancing) imposed by nine countries (i.e. (cepr.org)
- Digital proxies of human mobility and physical mixing have been used to monitor viral transmissibility and effectiveness of social distancing interventions in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (nature.com)
- Any disruption of essential care and other key health interventions for managing cholera and other infectious disease threats may lead to an upsurge of cases and excess deaths. (who.int)
- Association of Public Health Interventions with the Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Wuhan, China. (who.int)
- Using epidemiological principles to underpin surveillance for research in disaster settings is largely contingent on recognizing opportunities when they occur to col ect actionable information that can be used for developing or evaluating interventions to preserve health and save lives (for example, identifying the first cases of measles or diarrheal disease in a camp). (who.int)
Medical centers2
- The health center, together with two other private medical centers, are the designated test centers in the district. (koreatimes.co.kr)
- Michigan Medicine is one of the nation's largest academic medical centers, with 1,000 hospital beds on its main medical campus, a COVID-19 field hospital being developed, and a network of outpatient care facilities and partnerships with other health care institutions. (michiganmedicine.org)
Quarantine3
- recruitment of governmental staff and volunteers to enforce quarantine and social distancing. (cdc.gov)
- To slow down the spread of infectious diseases and avoid overburdening healthcare systems, particularly during a pandemic, several social-distancing measures are used, including the closing of schools and workplaces, isolation, quarantine, restricting the movement of people and the cancellation of mass gatherings. (wikipedia.org)
- SARS raised the public awareness of infectious diseases and the important role that the public can play in assisting with the fight against such diseases, such as following quarantine and isolation orders as well as good hand hygiene and social distancing - habits we've seen discussed more globally in recent weeks. (nuffieldtrust.org.uk)
Measles8
- Vaccinations for preventing outbreaks of other infectious diseases (eg, measles, pertussis) are particularly important this year because childhood vaccination rates have decreased. (cdc.gov)
- Immunizations also protect public health through herd immunity by preventing a widespread outbreak of highly infectious diseases, like measles or whooping cough. (health.mil)
- She added that if children stop receiving necessary vaccinations, herd immunity decreases, increasing the likelihood of other potential viral outbreaks, like measles. (health.mil)
- During the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak, analyses suggest that the increased number of deaths caused by measles, malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis attributable to health system failures exceeded deaths that were directly attributable to Ebola virus disease. (who.int)
- Maintaining essential health services during this ongoing COVID-19 outbreak will also be critical to save lives from other ongoing infectious diseases threats in the country such as measles and cholera. (who.int)
- Challenges in measles immunization include vaccine hesitancy , long distances to reach healthcare facilities and limited vaccination coverage. (who.int)
- A human-interest story published by Doctors Without Borders on June 5th highlighted challenges amidst the ongoing measles outbreak in South Sudan. (who.int)
- In the wake of the conflict's start in Sudan four months ago, South Sudan has been addressing a measles outbreak along its border regions, where returnees and refugees have been entering the country. (who.int)
Epidemiology7
- According to this new study , led by researchers from the WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control in Hong Kong, most people say they are avoiding crowded places (85 percent in March) and staying home as much as possible (75 percent). (vox.com)
- Mobile, social, real-time: the ongoing revolution in the way people communicate has given rise to a new kind of epidemiology. (plos.org)
- Epidemiology, literally the "study of what is upon people", is concerned with the dynamics of health and disease in human populations. (plos.org)
- Research in epidemiology aims to identify the distribution, incidence, and etiology of human diseases [1] to improve the understanding of the causes of diseases and to prevent their spread. (plos.org)
- Niels Becker is Professor of Biostatistics and Director of the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, following previous appointments at University of Melbourne, Sheffield University, Cornell University and La Trobe University. (edu.au)
- He has tried to infect others with his enthusiasm for quantitative infectious disease epidemiology, nationally and internationally, through his book, research, supervision of more than 30 higher degree candidates and by organising workshops for leading researchers and newcomers to the area. (edu.au)
- We never made it out of the first wave," said Dr. David Weber, medical director of hospital epidemiology at the University of North Carolina Medical Center in Chapel Hill. (nbcnews.com)
Wuhan6
- The outbreak began in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. (imperial.ac.uk)
- Since then, the city of Wuhan has taken unprecedented measures in response to the outbreak, including extended school and workplace closures. (globalhandwashing.org)
- To examine how changes in population mixing have affected outbreak progression in Wuhan, we used synthetic location-specific contact patterns in Wuhan and adapted these in the presence of school closures, extended workplace closures, and a reduction in mixing in the general community. (globalhandwashing.org)
- Using these matrices and the latest estimates of the epidemiological parameters of the Wuhan outbreak, we simulated the ongoing trajectory of an outbreak in Wuhan using an age-structured susceptible-exposed-infected-removed (SEIR) model for several physical distancing measures. (globalhandwashing.org)
- Based on data from Wuhan, the China Center for Disease Control (China-CDC) reports the incubation period to be 3-7 days. (medscape.com)
- WHO begins using the phrase "2019 Novel Coronavirus" or "2019-nCoV" to refer to disease causing the outbreak in Wuhan, China. (cdc.gov)
Measures33
- A) Estimated daily incidence of COVID-19 cases and the implementation of local social distancing measures. (cdc.gov)
- Social distancing measures are most effective when the infectious disease spreads via one or more of the following methods, droplet contact (coughing or sneezing), direct physical contact (including sexual contact), indirect physical contact (such as by touching a contaminated surface), and airborne transmission (if the microorganism can survive in the air for long periods). (wikipedia.org)
- Social distancing measures have been successfully implemented in several epidemics. (wikipedia.org)
- Several social distancing measures are used to control the spread of contagious illnesses. (wikipedia.org)
- These distances of separation, in addition to personal hygiene measures, are also recommended at places of work. (wikipedia.org)
- This model allows the public to input data that demonstrate how changes in safety measures in their communities, including wearing face covering and social distancing, can significantly impact the spread of this virus and mortality rates. (theconversation.com)
- Our Goldenson Center COVID-19 model uses a hypothetical 1,000-person population and calculates outcomes using three types of information: the initial number of infections, social distancing, and personal protection measures that include wearing masks, frequent hand-washing and staying quarantined if exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms. (theconversation.com)
- It's not based on actual disease data and is designed to demonstrate the effects of safety measures, rather than make specific predictions. (theconversation.com)
- Doctors and public health officials are bracing for an onslaught of new cases from people exposed before the border and social distancing measures began. (cbc.ca)
- Hospitals are bracing for a 'storm' of coronavirus cases as the pandemic continues, in part because of a fear people will lower their guard and relax their social distancing measures. (cbc.ca)
- Aggressive measures to find, isolate, test, treat and trace are not only the best and fastest way out of extreme social and economic restrictions - they're also the best way to prevent them,' he said. (cbc.ca)
- Dr. Stephanie Smith, director of infection prevention and control at U of A, said given that it takes up to 14 days for symptoms of COVID-19 to appear, it is too early to tell how much of an effect the physical distancing measures and closures are having in Canada. (cbc.ca)
- In Toronto, Dr. Michael Gardam is concerned people who feel well will relax on physical distancing measures. (cbc.ca)
- If we start from the assumption that everyone can be potentially infected now, then we will be able to embrace these measures of social distancing,' he said. (cbc.ca)
- This will be important as many countries decrease the use of social distancing and containment measures. (uspharmacist.com)
- There is something challenging to communicate in coronavirus reporting: Nearly 41,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the United States (and many more will die), and those deaths have come despite the unprecedented social distancing measures being taken across the country. (vox.com)
- They also tracked influenza infections over the same period and they found a notable downturn compared to prior years when schools were closed but no other social distancing measures were taken. (vox.com)
- This is an indication that the social distancing measures enacted in China have led to control of COVID-19 in the country. (imperial.ac.uk)
- Dr Kylie Ainslie , co-author of the report from the MRC GIDA and J-IDEA at Imperial College London, explained: "Our report shows initial evidence that, after successful containment of COVID-19 with strict social distancing measures, those strict measures may be relaxed, and economic activities resumed without the recurrence of local transmission. (imperial.ac.uk)
- Dr Han Fu, report co-author, from MRC GIDA and J-IDEA, explained: "By investigating the relationship between within-city movement and the estimated reproduction number, we observed that the relaxation of strict social distancing measures and resumption of economic activities, so far, has not resulted in frequent local transmission of COVID-19 in China. (imperial.ac.uk)
- Professor Neil Ferguson , Director of J-IDEA at Imperial College London and MRC GIDA explained: "This analysis provides some hope for countries currently in various levels of lockdown that once case numbers are brought to low levels, it might be possible to relax social distancing - provided equal measures to limit the risk of the resurgence of transmission are introduced. (imperial.ac.uk)
- While local government officials have recommended aggressive social distancing measures, resistance from the federal government has watered down these policies. (nationalinterest.org)
- We aimed to estimate the effects of physical distancing measures on the progression of the COVID-19 epidemic, hoping to provide some insights for the rest of the world. (globalhandwashing.org)
- We also simulated lifting of the control measures by allowing people to return to work in a phased-in way and looked at the effects of returning to work at different stages of the underlying outbreak (at the beginning of March or April). (globalhandwashing.org)
- However, the modelled effects of physical distancing measures vary by the duration of infectiousness and the role school children have in the epidemic. (globalhandwashing.org)
- Rather soon, the initial policies were overruled by a powerful group of medical specialists who influenced the political arena with the call for stronger measures such as closing schools and day-care centers and wearing face masks. (ndu.edu)
- State infectious disease director Kris Ehresmann said group outbreaks at weddings and barbecues generally result from a lack of compliance with safety measures that often are followed in retail and public places. (startribune.com)
- social-distancing measures are not strictly adhered to, the city's health minister has cautioned, pointing to an increase in untraceable local infections over the past week. (scmp.com)
- Earlier in the day, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor pointed to that fluctuation in saying Hong Kong's ongoing series of social-distancing measures would need to be maintained for the time being. (scmp.com)
- As a consequence, an increasingly large fraction of what we do and say-including epidemiologically relevant behaviors such as deciding on preventive measures and treatment choices, as well as reporting disease symptoms-is stored electronically, often in accessible form and thus amenable to analysis. (plos.org)
- However, these critical actions enabled us to make crucial decisions and implement measures that ensured the protection of public safety, the timely intervention for those who were suspected or confirmed with the disease, and the ultimate recovery to those under our hospital care. (who.int)
- Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings - Social Distancing Measures. (who.int)
- According to SSHAP, access to clear and simple information about health risks, preventive measures and health services available for refugees and returnees entering into South Sudan is critical to curb the spread of diseases. (who.int)
20198
- Good afternoon, and welcome to a special presentation about Coronavirus Virus Disease 2019, or COVID 19. (cdc.gov)
- SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2), the virus causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is a positive-stranded RNA virus, similar to other coronaviruses. (medscape.com)
- Please see Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and for continuously updated clinical guidance concerning COVID-19 and Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Investigational Drugs and Other Therapies for updated drug information. (medscape.com)
- BACKGROUND: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), evolved rapidly in the United States. (cdc.gov)
- CDC publishes information about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak caused by the SARS CoV-2 virus on its website. (cdc.gov)
- CDC reports the rst laboratory-con rmed case of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the U.S. from samples taken on January 18 in Washington state and on the same day activates its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to respond to the emerging outbreak. (cdc.gov)
- Pakistan's Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, with support from the World Health Organization, developed and implemented the "We Care" programme to protect frontline health care work- ers engaged in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response. (who.int)
- For current information on the number of cases and deaths, see the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 2019 Novel Coronavirus and the World Health Organization Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard . (msdmanuals.com)
Containment3
- A 1-day delay in implementing social distancing resulted in a containment delay of 2.41 (95% CI 0.97-3.86) days. (cdc.gov)
- Using case data from online reports published by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and health commissions ( Appendix Table 4), we estimated the time elapsed between the first reported case in a city and successful containment of the outbreak (χ). (cdc.gov)
- His firm leadership and the support of Cabinet and the critical government agencies and statutory bodies, ensured an efficient decision making process and the timely implementation of containment strategies that reduced the risk of spread of the disease in the community. (who.int)
Influenza7
- The influenza fatality rates in St. Louis were much less than in Philadelphia, which had fewer cases of influenza but allowed a mass parade to continue and did not introduce social distancing until more than two weeks after its first cases. (wikipedia.org)
- We aim to investigate the impact of implemented infectious control strategies on the incidences of influenza, enterovirus infection, and all-cause pneumonia during the COVID-19 pandemic. (jmir.org)
- We utilized the electronic database of the Taiwan National Infectious Disease Statistics System and extracted incidences of COVID-19, influenza virus, enterovirus, and all-cause pneumonia. (jmir.org)
- Mitigating effects of vaccination on influenza outbreaks given constraints in stockpile size and daily administration capacity. (asu.edu)
- Influenza vaccination is needed to reduce respiratory disease burden on an already taxed health care system. (cdc.gov)
- Adults in the hospital with COVID-19 and simultaneous influenza are at much greater risk of severe disease and death compared with patients who have COVID-19 alone or with other viruses, new research from the United Kingdom shows. (uspharmacist.com)
- The stark relationship between COVID-19 and influenza infections and severe outcomes came as a surprise to Calum Semple, professor of outbreak medicine and child health at the University of Liverpool. (uspharmacist.com)
MERS6
- Jung Soon-kyun, head of the Gangnam District Office in Seoul, said his office's response to the COVID-19 outbreak was helped by infectious disease manual developed after the 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak. (koreatimes.co.kr)
- Going through the MERS outbreak, the district government learned to build up an infectious disease response manual and store the necessary equipment," Jung said in an interview with The Korea Times on Monday. (koreatimes.co.kr)
- Gangnam District's health center created a negative-pressure treatment facility within it after the MERS outbreak. (koreatimes.co.kr)
- Ever since then, the country has been preparing for the next big one, weathering the MERS and H1N1 outbreaks, and now facing the Covid-19 emergency. (nuffieldtrust.org.uk)
- So the 2015 MERS outbreak experience in Korea was a very hard lesson for us - we had a total of 186 confirmed cases and 38 deaths in total. (batimes.com.ar)
- And actually we were the only country that experienced the MERS outbreak at that time - of course, there were some sporadic outbreaks in Saudi Arabia, but not on a large scale. (batimes.com.ar)
Control21
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
- Infectious control strategies have been promoted since late January. (jmir.org)
- Title 42 is a public health and welfare statute enacted in 1944 that gave the U.S. surgeon general the authority - later transferred to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - to determine whether communicable disease in a foreign country poses a serious danger of spreading in the U.S., either by people or property entering the country. (nnirr.org)
- The extent to which control of chronic disease might mitigate a person's COVID-19 risk is currently unknown, but we do know that appropriate management of chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and cancer saves lives. (cdc.gov)
- vaccinations (for both children and adults) are essential services that should be given on time, and in-person nonurgent care (such as screenings) should be considered when risk of infection is low, based on local COVID-19 transmission rates, and when appropriate Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-recommended mitigation strategies are in place. (cdc.gov)
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to encourage childhood immunizations during the COVID-19 crisis, but recently updated its recommendations for health care providers to manage patient visits. (health.mil)
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, working to protect Americans from health, safety and security risks. (uwwec.org)
- Given the limitations of on-site entry temperature screens, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) still notes that screening employees for COVID-19 symptoms (such as temperature checks is an optional strategy that employers may use. (acoem.org)
- The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, however, has not issued any guidelines on routine testing, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn't recommend universal testing for asymptomatic school employees and students. (bostonglobe.com)
- Dr Bryan In-ho Kim, senior researcher at Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), discusses the methods that helped South Korea achieve remarkable results in the fight against Covid-19. (batimes.com.ar)
- The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) has played a key role in one of the world's most successful attempts to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. (batimes.com.ar)
- We strengthened our collaboration with private healthcare centres and they also strengthened their infection prevention and control capacities in their healthcare facilities. (batimes.com.ar)
- A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released this month showed how rising infections among people ages 20 to 39 preceded an increase in cases among people 60 years and older - a trend that "is likely to result in more hospitalizations, severe illnesses, and death," the researchers wrote. (gabio.org)
- A similar dynamic played out on Sunday morning when U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) appeared on Fox and urged people to go out to restaurants and bars, advice that stands in stark contrast to what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is telling Americans . (au.org)
- Dr. Dirlikov is an epidemiologist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division for Global HIV and Tuberculosis. (who.int)
- Data were based on reports from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. (bvsalud.org)
- Even with the few initial cases, detailed case and contact investigations of household contacts capturing occupational and disaggregated race and ethnicity data helped identify at-risk groups and focused solutions for disease control. (cdc.gov)
- Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control, and the University of Sydney. (cdc.gov)
- Courtesy of US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (medscape.com)
- Announcer] This program is presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
- Epidemiological studies may also identify ways to prevent diseases and other health problems at source, to control them or to mitigate their effects. (who.int)
Vaccination2
- due to limited vaccination coverage across the state, disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic , and the fact that many children over five years old have never been vaccinated before and are therefore not targeted when vaccination campaigns do take place, we are still admitting patients for treatment more than 12 months after the first outbreak was declared. (who.int)
- VE of partial (1-dose) and complete (2-dose) vaccination in this population is comparable to that reported from clinical trials and recent observational studies, supporting the effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines against symptomatic disease in adults, with strong 2-dose protection. (cdc.gov)
Masks9
- Social distancing, combined with the use of face masks, good respiratory hygiene and hand washing, is considered the most feasible way to reduce or delay a pandemic. (wikipedia.org)
- Several strategies were implemented to combat COVID-19, including wearing masks, hand hygiene, and social distancing. (jmir.org)
- Wearing masks, hand hygiene, and social distancing may contribute not only to the prevention of COVID-19 but also to the decline of other respiratory infectious diseases. (jmir.org)
- For example, let's assume that 100 people are infected out of a population of 1,000, with one in 10 wearing masks, keeping appropriate distance and quarantining if necessary. (theconversation.com)
- Practicing common-sense social distancing, wearing masks in public and quarantining when necessary is a small inconvenience for a limited amount of time - that will contain the devastation of this virus and ensure that our economy is restored. (theconversation.com)
- If multiple individuals developed one or more different vaccine-preventable diseases, hospitals could again have decreased number of isolation rooms, critical care (ICU/CCU) beds, ventilators, protective coverings (masks, gowns, gloves, boots) and more," Morse explained. (health.mil)
- Gardam, the hospital's chief of staff and infectious disease physician, is scrambling to stockpile masks to protect his staff at Humber River Hospital. (cbc.ca)
- In Sherman, Texas, high school students wearing masks participate in a socially-distanced commencement ceremony. (pulitzercenter.org)
- Universities are finding that the precautions taken in classrooms and dining halls - masks, limited capacities, physical distancing, and the like - seem to be working for the most part, but, reflecting the broader U.S. outbreak, it is student gatherings that are fueling outbreaks in residence halls and Greek houses. (gabio.org)
South Korea3
- South Korea saw the largest outbreak outside the Middle East, with 186 cases and 36 fatalities. (koreatimes.co.kr)
- In the fight against Covid-19, is it key that South Korea has been the country with the largest number of people tested - 650,000 so far, with days of up to almost 30,000 tests across 120 centres? (batimes.com.ar)
- Last week, the social-distancing stage ended [in South Korea] and the stage of distancing from daily life began. (batimes.com.ar)
Hong Kong2
- Luckily, a new study out of Hong Kong indicates that the precautious taken there - similar to those taken in the US, like closed schools, travel restrictions, mask-wearing, and general distancing - have had a measurable effect on the spread of Covid-19 and the flu. (vox.com)
- A similar analysis for Hong Kong shows that intermediate levels of local activity can be maintained while avoiding a large outbreak. (imperial.ac.uk)
National centre1
- We've improved our surveillance and detection systems at borders and through our regional networks, enhanced response capabilities in public hospitals (including the implementation of visitor management systems), trained health care professionals in infectious diseases, developed a primary care response infrastructure (including public health preparedness clinics) and launched the national centre for infectious diseases in purpose-built premises. (nuffieldtrust.org.uk)
EPIDEMIC6
- After the SARS epidemic of 2003, an Australian Perspective article in Emerging Infectious Diseases concluded border screening was not recommended and advised effective communication with travelers and clinicians instead. (acoem.org)
- The Black Death was the first outbreak of the second plague epidemic that occurred repeatedly until 1750 CE. (cdc.gov)
- Stimulated by earlier observations that epidemic diseases were transported by ships, the notion of quarantines began being developed in the early 14th century. (cdc.gov)
- They shared a view of epidemic diseases: the final cause was God's anger over his human subjects' sins, and epidemic disease was His punishment. (cdc.gov)
- The theory was that miasma was the only cause of epidemic disease. (cdc.gov)
- The variety of epidemic diseases and their clinical and epidemiologic manifestations were explained by miasma's ability to evolve into agents with different pathogenic properties, so a mild disease could develop into plague. (cdc.gov)
COVID48
- In late January, reported COVID-19 cases rose steeply in Hubei Province, and imported cases sparked outbreaks in many other cities throughout China. (cdc.gov)
- Authorities have encouraged or mandated social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic as it is an important method of preventing transmission of COVID-19. (wikipedia.org)
- COVID-19 is much more likely to spread over short distances than long ones. (wikipedia.org)
- During the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, the World Health Organization recommends that a distance of 1 m (3.3 ft) or more is safe. (wikipedia.org)
- The outbreak of infectious diseases such as COVID-19 (Coronavirus) can be stressful for individuals and communities. (ca.gov)
- The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is an important health crisis worldwide. (jmir.org)
- In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, DePaul called on its scientific community to address challenges in the areas of disease dynamics, health diagnostics, security, preparation for testing and clinical care related to the outbreak. (depaul.edu)
- With their grant awards, faculty will conduct preliminary research that contributes to the knowledge, technical expertise and understanding of the science of COVID-19, and approaches to mitigate the health equity and social justice dimensions of the disease. (depaul.edu)
- Leonard Jason, professor in the Department of Psychology - Jason's project will analyze young adults amid the COVID-19 outbreak. (depaul.edu)
- Jason will compare his baseline data to current behavioral functioning, depression and anxiety for those after contracting COVID-19, as well as those who did not contract the disease. (depaul.edu)
- His team will use natural language processing and other machine learning methods to extract salient features from social media posts related to COVID-19 and perform a detailed analysis. (depaul.edu)
- COVID-19 exacerbates access challenges in the healthcare system, as diagnosis and treatment for many chronic conditions are delayed due to infectious disease controls. (depaul.edu)
- Residents arrive at the Gangnam District's COVID-19 testing center from Incheon International Airport on April 2. (koreatimes.co.kr)
- The three-week elective was aimed at giving third- and fourth-year students-many of whom will soon be caring for COVID-19 patients themselves-an overview of the disease. (uchicago.edu)
- Resources for Health Care Stakeholders to Address the Needs of Medicaid Populations During the Co-Vid 19 Pandemic To support partners at the state, health plan, provider, and community levels, the Center for Health Care Strategies has compiled this compendium of resources aimed at lessening the impact of COVID-19 on Medicaid populations, particularly those at the highest risk. (stonesoupgroup.org)
- Inmates are waiting to be vaccinated even though the two largest COVID outbreaks in the state have been at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham, and the York County Jail in Alfred. (pressherald.com)
- This paper uses geospatial analyses to create a COVID Vulnerability Mapping Dashboard that examines and displays social vulnerability indices at the national and subnational levels in Indonesia. (worldbank.org)
- The COVID-19 pandemic has only further emphasized the importance of chronic disease prevention and care - especially because many chronic conditions increase the severity of COVID-19 outcomes. (cdc.gov)
- For example, cancer, heart conditions, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease, in addition to being among the top 10 causes of death in the United States, are also established risk factors for severe illness from COVID-19 (4). (cdc.gov)
- COVID-19 may also contribute to social isolation and mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression (6). (cdc.gov)
- Finally, chronic diseases, risk factors for chronic disease, and COVID-19 all tend to disproportionately affect people of lower socioeconomic status and certain racial and ethnic minority populations. (cdc.gov)
- Despite this relationship between chronic disease and COVID-19 and their related disparities, the pandemic has resulted in a decreased use of health services for emergencies and for ongoing preventive and routine health care. (cdc.gov)
- A nurse greets patients outside a COVID-19 assessment centre in Ottawa on Wednesday. (cbc.ca)
- Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver has been particularly hard hit by a major outbreak of COVID-19. (cbc.ca)
- Lisa De Virgilio poses in a protective face mask with the phrase 'andra tutto bene' that means 'everything will be OK', sewn onto it, following an outbreak of COVID-19, in Molfetta, southern Italy, on Wednesday. (cbc.ca)
- Higher rates of co-existing medical diseases are a contributing factor, but we must not ignore that these differences stem from structural racism, in place long before COVID-19. (thelensnola.org)
- The end of social distancing and lockdowns should happen gradually, because we know they are working to contain the Covid-19 coronavirus. (vox.com)
- Science 's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation. (pulitzercenter.org)
- Most schools have layers of protection such as mask requirements or physical distancing to impede an outbreak if a student or staff member brings COVID-19 into the building. (pulitzercenter.org)
- COVID-19 and other infectious diseases thrive inside close quarter areas, like prisons and jails, because inmates live so closely together, officials said. (salisburypost.com)
- State Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm said there are signs of COVID-19 growth statewide - and that Minnesota has overlooked the risk of viral transmission in family and friend gatherings compared with supermarkets and stores where mask-wearing and social distancing have become the norm. (startribune.com)
- The district had planned to open with a mix of in-person and hybrid classes despite two known COVID-19 cases involving teachers, but then more cases of illnesses emerged this weekend - with some teachers potentially exposing one another to the virus last week during a social gathering. (startribune.com)
- Stevens Community Medical Center in Morris, Minn., is reporting on its Facebook page "strong evidence" of unidentified COVID-19 cases in Stevens County. (startribune.com)
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center now has a free Digital COVID-19 screening questionnaire available on the MyBSWHealth app and online at MyBSWHealth.com . (uwwec.org)
- Under the plan, the district will test up to 5 percent of the members of the Boston Teachers Union on a weekly basis, giving high priority to those working in schools in neighborhoods with high COVID-19 positivity rates as well as employees who work directly with students where social distancing is not possible, such as those providing hands-on support for some students with profound disabilities. (bostonglobe.com)
- The U-M Center for Drug Repurposing is working to find a drug previously approved by the Food and Drug Administration-or more likely, a cocktail of several drugs-that could be used against COVID-19. (michiganmedicine.org)
- They have said that while one protester 'may have been infectious at the rally', two others who have since tested positive for COVID-19 were not infectious at the rally, nor is there evidence they contracted the virus at the rally. (abc.net.au)
- Some college students are on the way back home , just days into a new semester marred by campus Covid-19 outbreaks. (cnbc.com)
- The All-India Students' Union, a leftist group representing university students nationwide, has criticized the decision, saying many students will not be able to reach their exam centers and there was a risk it could fuel a jump in Covid-19 infections. (cnbc.com)
- Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testified before Congress last week that COVID-19 is "ten times more lethal than the seasonal flu. (au.org)
- More efforts to support the physical and mental health of staff is also required, with three‑quarters of countries recognising COVID‑19 as an occupational disease. (oecd.org)
- COVID‑19 has disproportionately hit older people who are at higher risk of developing severe disease and death due to COVID‑19 because of being frail and having underlying medical conditions. (oecd.org)
- COVID-19 budget that provided additional funding to the health ministry, the amendment to the Fiji Public Health ct, and the declaration of a State of Natural Disaster for the COVID-19 disease. (who.int)
- Our gains in protecting children against vaccine-preventable diseases, our victory in eradicating polio virus from the country, our focus on leaving no one behind in our efforts to achieve universal health care coverage will be lost forever if we can not support the health system to meet the increased demand for health care for COVID-19 and yet maintain the health services that are life saving in nature. (who.int)
- The primary health care centres which are the bedrock of essential health care in Somalia have been supported with personal protective equipment for the health care workers managing these centres as an incentive to keep them open while making sure that workers have the training and knowledge to do triage for COVID-19 for high-risk patients, refer them to other facilities and maintain routine health care services. (who.int)
- Covid-19 National Emergency Response Center E, Case Management Team KCDC. (who.int)
- COVID-19 was defined by the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (U07.1). (bvsalud.org)
- Treatment of COVID-19 depends on how severe the illness is and the likelihood that the person will develop severe disease. (msdmanuals.com)
Response to the outbreak1
- It demonstrates how infections and deaths progress on a daily basis over a three-month period depending on how people behave in response to the outbreak. (theconversation.com)
Virus Outbreak1
- WADDINXVEEN, THE NETHERLANDS: Shopping in Dutch city center during virus outbreak. (ndu.edu)
Viral1
- If viral transmission cannot be decreased, a patient surge and increasing demand for care could be overwhelming, putting an enormous strain on the fragile health system and severely impacting other life-saving services such as immunization, maternal care and other services aimed at limiting deaths from preventable diseases. (who.int)
Widespread2
- As of today, how widespread is the outbreak in the United States? (cdc.gov)
- She noted educators report to their schools from across the city and the region while students also criss-cross the city to get to their schools - many relying on public transit - creating ripe conditions for a widespread outbreak. (bostonglobe.com)
Epidemiological1
- Epidemiological studies can help us with this by investigating the distribution and determinants of health or disease. (who.int)
Allergy1
- The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease evaluated the aerosol and surface stability of SARS-CoV-2 as compared with SARS-CoV. (medscape.com)
Spread13
- 500 million persons across 80 cities, many of which rapidly enacted multiple social distancing orders to slow the local spread of the virus, including restricting nonessential services and public transit ( 3 - 6 ). (cdc.gov)
- However, it can spread over distances longer than 2 m (6 ft) in enclosed, poorly ventilated places and with prolonged exposure. (wikipedia.org)
- Individuals who have not been vaccinated and contract the disease could spread it to susceptible individuals because those infected can be contagious up to a week before developing any symptoms, explained Morse. (health.mil)
- Many countries are closing restaurants, bars, and gyms, and begging residents to steer clear of social gatherings in bids to contain spread and keep schools open. (pulitzercenter.org)
- The disease has spread to at least 32 of the region's 35 countries, sovereign states, and territories. (nationalinterest.org)
- Entry temperature screening can also be used as part of a more comprehensive symptom screen and opportunity to educate employees of other important steps to prevent the spread of the infection such as social distancing, hand washing and use of face covering. (acoem.org)
- Deborah Birx, the physician coordinating the White House's coronavirus efforts, has cited social and family gatherings where people let their guards down as burgeoning sites of spread. (gabio.org)
- The geography of the outbreak is also different, with many new cases occurring outside dense cities that inculcated spread in the spring. (gabio.org)
- Suggestions of a link between a Black Lives Matter rally held in Melbourne on June 6 and an outbreak of coronavirus cases in public housing towers continue to spread, with NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller this week adding fuel to the fire. (abc.net.au)
- Another way to consider whether an area has gotten through the first wave of an infectious disease is to look at levels of community spread, or transmissions of the virus that can't be traced to a source. (nbcnews.com)
- International traders spread smallpox throughout the Old World during the 4th-15th centuries CE, while European explorers and conquerors brought the disease to the Western Hemisphere in the early 16th century. (medscape.com)
- From Constantinople, ships carried plague to ports along the Mediterranean littoral so the infection fanned out from several epicenters, acquiring new momentum from these new centers as it spread. (cdc.gov)
- While CDC works to contain the current mpox outbreak and learn more about the virus, this information can help you make informed choices when you are in situations or places where mpox could be spread. (cdc.gov)
Gatherings3
- Several smaller schools and school districts have had to change reopening plans due to outbreaks involving teachers who were likely infected during planning conferences and social gatherings afterward, Ehresmann said. (startribune.com)
- The city's chief executive also said rules on social gatherings must remain in force, as eight new coronavirus cases were logged on Tuesday. (scmp.com)
- What we're seeing with each passing week is that social gatherings are the risk, not simply living in these settings," said Preeti Malani, an infectious disease physician and chief health officer at the University of Michigan. (gabio.org)
Infection4
- I maintain an emotional distance to protect myself from moral injury, just as I keep a physical distance from others to prevent infection. (thelensnola.org)
- Disease patterns across race and ethnicity, occupational, and household factors suggested multiple infection risk factors. (cdc.gov)
- As a result of smallpox infection, whole civilizations, including the Incas and the Aztecs, were destroyed in a single generation, and efforts to ward off the disease indelibly affected the practice of religion and medicine. (medscape.com)
- Protecting frontline standardized training on the use of PPE among health care health care workers from infection is an essential part workers would not only reduce their risk of contracting of the outbreak response and using personal protective infection, but would also reduce anxiety, caused by equipment (PPE) is essential in providing protection. (who.int)
Recent outbreak2
- Bull said that while inmates still transfer to ACI there is "no reason to believe the offenders recently transferred to Albemarle Correctional have any connection to the recent outbreak. (salisburypost.com)
- The recent outbreak of respiratory illness caused by se- standard or equivalent) and aprons used for specific vere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS- procedures (8) . (who.int)
Current outbreak2
- Okay, I thought it might be helpful to begin by providing an overview to our viewers of the current outbreak, both domestically and internationally. (cdc.gov)
- Mpox is often transmitted through close, sustained physical contact, almost exclusively associated with sexual contact in the current outbreak. (cdc.gov)
Vaccine-preventable diseases1
- Despite the current climate of social distancing, vaccine-preventable diseases continue to circulate. (health.mil)
Acute3
- SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus or SARS-CoV-1) outbreak. (cdc.gov)
- Smallpox is an acute, contagious disease caused by the variola virus, a member of the genus Orthopoxvirus , in the Poxviridae family (see the image below). (medscape.com)
- Each of these has consequences for public health, including increased mortality, deteriorating mental health, outbreaks of infectious diseases and acute malnutrition. (who.int)
Health26
- With the advent of an infectious disease outbreak, epidemiologists and public health officials quickly try to forecast deaths and infections using complex computer models. (theconversation.com)
- The district government has kept its health center open 24/7. (koreatimes.co.kr)
- Usually, the test is available only for those who have a doctor's letter, but people who go to the Gangnam health center can have the test after consulting with one of the six doctors on duty. (koreatimes.co.kr)
- Gangnam hired a limousine company to pick up district residents from Incheon International Airport and bring them to the health center. (koreatimes.co.kr)
- The medical center took action before the US outbreak to reduce disease transmission among health care workers: changing the layout of work areas, eliminating large in-person team meetings, limiting the number of providers in patient rooms, shifting to televisits when possible. (uchicago.edu)
- At the center of today's most heated immigration debate is a decades-old health statute dusted off by the Trump administration that is reshaping U.S. policy at the border. (nnirr.org)
- Her fields include health economics, social safety net, labor economics and impact evaluation. (worldbank.org)
- The way health care providers schedule immunization appointments may vary according to social distancing standards, said Morse. (health.mil)
- State public health labs are the nation's first line of defense against an infectious disease because they handle the early diagnostic tests. (kuer.org)
- Moreover, 25 states and the District of Columbia saw cuts to overall public health spending between 2008 and 2018, according to data compiled by the State Health Access Data Assistance Center at the University of Minnesota. (kuer.org)
- Last weekend, the health ministry unveiled a social distancing plan to encourage people to avoid infecting one another. (nationalinterest.org)
- Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the Centre for Health Protection's communicable disease branch, urged customers who visited the restaurant between September 30 and October 3 to see a doctor if they felt unwell, or get a specimen bottle for testing from one of the city's public outpatient clinics if they were worried about exposure. (scmp.com)
- And so we have strengthened our public health emergency operations centre, and we intensified our laboratory testing. (batimes.com.ar)
- Other projects, like modeling work by several School of Public Health faculty, are helping policymakers in Michigan and India make informed decisions on policies regarding social distancing, resource management and economic impact and recovery. (michiganmedicine.org)
- Digital data sources, when harnessed appropriately, can provide local and timely information about disease and health dynamics in populations around the world. (plos.org)
- The content of this paper is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research or the National Institutes of Health. (plos.org)
- While for many of the most vulnerable countries, lab and clinical surveillance capacity are still years from being realized, health information is already being exchanged via web queries, social networking sites, and mobile devices. (plos.org)
- Further, these sources have been credited with decreasing the time between an outbreak and formal recognition of an outbreak [12] , thus allowing for an expedited response to the public health threat. (plos.org)
- Those states "didn't have much disease activity early in the pandemic but are now seeing an upswing," said Caitlin Rivers, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. (nbcnews.com)
- Alternative solutions for intermediate care, such as for example the emergency centres in Chile, and appropriate co‑ordination with health care professionals to ensure medical presence 24/7, as in Italy and Luxembourg, need to be put in place much more quickly in the event of future health crises. (oecd.org)
- In addition, enhancing LTC response to emergencies requires co‑ordination channels between public health authorities and the social sector, but also adequate follow-up mechanisms on the strategies undertaken with standardised data on infections and characteristics of facilities and residents. (oecd.org)
- When health systems are strained and overwhelmed, especially in fragile and vulnerable settings like in Somalia where adequate mechanical ventilators and other critical care support for patient care are basic, rudimentary or absent, mortality from the outbreak may increase substantially over time. (who.int)
- His areas of interest are infectious diseases, surveillance, emergency public health response, and global health. (who.int)
- The novel coronavirus has garnered unparalleled media attention, overwhelmed health systems, and caused the adoption of social distancing at the cost of major economic disruption. (medscape.com)
- Public health o cials in China identify a novel coronavirus as the causative agent of the outbreak. (cdc.gov)
- Staff of all public and private hospitals en- rolled in the training and other frontline health care workers were invited to register individually. (who.int)
Contagious1
- What's the Difference Between Infectious and Contagious? (medlineplus.gov)
Immunization1
- CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) activates a center-level response to investigate this novel pneumonia of unknown etiology. (cdc.gov)
People11
- people can remain socially connected by meeting outdoors at a safe distance (when there is no stay-at-home order) and by meeting via technology. (wikipedia.org)
- The people who are most at risk for these severe infections are people who are older and people who have chronic underlying heart, lung, or kidney disease, and those with diabetes. (cdc.gov)
- But then also people who have chronic heart conditions, lung disease, kidney failure, or diabetes. (cdc.gov)
- For families, what that means is that it's important that we practice social distancing, particularly with our elders, but also with people who have those underlying conditions. (cdc.gov)
- Incarcerated people are sitting ducks for an infectious disease outbreak. (pressherald.com)
- Vaccinations result in the production of antibodies to protect people from potentially deadly diseases, explained Ann M. Morse, a family nurse practitioner at the North-Atlantic Regional Vaccine Safety Hub, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. (health.mil)
- That should give people confidence that social distancing is working, even with its painful economic toll. (vox.com)
- Malcolm urged people to rededicate themselves to the basics of mask-wearing, social distancing, staying home when sick and washing hands. (startribune.com)
- This is going to be a long-term issue, people need to get used to this kind of social distancing in their daily lives. (batimes.com.ar)
- He added, 'Those people were not likely to have been infectious, not likely to have been reinfected. (cnbc.com)
- The word "wave" comes from the curve used to visualize the number of people infected during an outbreak. (nbcnews.com)
Practice social1
- By the nature of their confinement, prisoners cannot practice social distancing. (pressherald.com)
Curfews1
- State and local governments have implemented curfews to enforce social distancing policies. (nationalinterest.org)
Modelling2
- Infectious Disease Modelling 2.1 (2017): 21-34. (asu.edu)
- This is the latest research from the WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Modelling within the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis (MRC GIDA) and the Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics ( J-IDEA ) at Imperial College London. (imperial.ac.uk)
Ebola1
- Temporal variations in the effective reproduction number of the 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak. (asu.edu)
Africa1
- This weekly report provides key highlights and operational recommendations based on social listening data from August 8-15 in Africa. (who.int)
Physical2
- By minimising the probability that a given uninfected person will come into physical contact with an infected person, the disease transmission can be suppressed, resulting in fewer deaths. (wikipedia.org)
- Maybe now more than ever, it's important to take care of our social wellness, even as we practice physical distancing. (cccstudentmentalhealth.org)
Cholera1
- Multi-country cholera outbreaks. (who.int)
Epidemiologist1
- A second wave implies that the first wave has disappeared and reappeared," said Loren Lipworth, an epidemiologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. (nbcnews.com)
Antiviral1
- There are treatments for some infectious diseases, such as antibiotic , antiviral, antifungal and anti-parasitic medicines. (medlineplus.gov)
Pediatric1
- The conversation is fairly polarized right now as to whether schools should be open or should be closed," says Nisha Thampi, a pediatric infectious disease doctor at the University of Ottawa. (pulitzercenter.org)