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Airborne Precautions - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

An airborne disorder is any disease that is caused by a microorganism that is transmitted through the air. Various pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi, cause many clinically important airborne diseases.[1] These organisms may...

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 isolate Wuhan-Hu-1, co - Nucleotide - NCBI

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 isolate Wuhan-Hu-1, complete genome NCBI Reference Sequence: NC_045512.2 Supplemental Content Change region shown Customize view Analyze this sequence Run BLAST Find regions of similarity between this sequence and other sequences using BLAST. Pick...

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pubmed › 32312862

Low-cost, easy-to-build noninvasive pressure support ventilator for under-resourced regions: open source hardware description, performance and feasibility testing

The low-cost, easy-to-build noninvasive ventilator performs similarly to a high-quality commercial device, with its open-source hardware description, which will allow for free replication and use in LMICs, facilitating application of this...

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pubmed › 32527856

Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19

Various mitigation measures have been implemented to fight the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including widely adopted social distancing and mandated face covering. However, assessing the effectiveness of those intervention...

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pubmed › 32586669

Evaluation of organ function in patients with severe COVID-19 infections

The results showed that there were different degrees of damage to the liver, kidneys, blood coagulation, and heart function in the non-survival group. In addition, PLT, AST, BUN, CR, D-Dimer, PT, FIB, F VIII:C, CK-MB, CK, and LDH had value in evaluating disease prognosis.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pubmed › 33154851

COVID-19 and the Brain: Acute Encephalitis as a Clinical Manifestation

Central nervous system (CNS) viral infections result in the clinical syndromes of aseptic meningitis or encephalitis. Although the primary target of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the respiratory system, it is increasingly being...

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pubmed › 34639341

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Disorders. A Critical Review

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of the worldwide population. Citizens suffer the social, economic, physiological, and psychological effects of this pandemic. Primary sources, scientific articles, and secondary bibliographic...