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*Coronavirus Update*: investigational remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19. Here is a quick highlight of two
*Coronavirus Update ... #Coronavirus #Covid ... InfectiousDisease #Virology #Outbreak
Fatality / Mortality Calculations in an Outbreak
There are a number of different types of rates, risks,
Calculations in an Outbreak ... important in an outbreak ... #Calculations #Outbreak ... Epidemiology #Novel #Coronavirus
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
… #COVID19 #Coronavirus ... SARS-CoV-2 #Pandemic #Outbreak
Typical therapeutic applications of Tetracyclines (Doxycycline)
Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram (+)
tetani Spirochetes: Borrelia ... #indications #coverage
Reproductive Number (R0 "R Naught") showing how contagious / transmissible a pathogen is.  The R0
nCoV2019 novel coronavirus ... countries) SARS coronavirus ... Fatality 11% MERS coronavirus ... % 2019 novel coronavirus ... course of the outbreak
Doxycycline - Coverage and Indications
 • Staphylococci (S aureus + CoNS)
 • The tick stuff: Borrelia
Doxycycline - Coverage ... The tick stuff: Borrelia ... #Doxycycline #Coverage
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
#COVID19 #CoronaVirus ... Management #Pandemic #Outbreak
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Borrelia recurrentis ... fever caused by Borrelia ... with multiple outbreaks ... caused by multiple Borrelia ... These Borrelia have
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
complete body coverage ... #CriticalCare #Coronavirus
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
trench fever), Borrelia ... ) Squirrels - Bornavirus ... Babesia microti, Borrelia ... burgdorferi, Borrelia