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TB, Malaria and H.I.V. are spreading amid the coronavirus pandemic

Mon, 2020-08-03 19:49 — mike kraft

It begins with a mild fever and malaise, followed by a painful cough and shortness of breath. The infection prospers in crowds, spreading to people in close reach. Containing an outbreak requires contact tracing, as well as isolation and treatment of the sick for weeks or months.

This insidious disease has touched every part of the globe. It is tuberculosis, the biggest infectious-disease killer worldwide, claiming 1.5 million lives each year.

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Worldwide map of the spread of the novel coronavirus

Thu, 2020-07-30 09:09 — mike kraft

Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus Reuters maps all places where COVID-19 cases have been confirmed. Gurman Bhatia Reuters

At least 667,650 people globally have died from COVID-19 and 17,118,787 have been infected by the novel coronavirus that causes it, following an outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, in early December. The World Health Organization referred to it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

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New British study identifies 6 different types of COVID-19

Sat, 2020-07-25 09:54 — mike kraft

Study identifies 6 different "types" of COVID-19 The six categories are defined by different clusters of symptoms, and some patients in some groups are much more likely to need ventilators. YahooNews

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Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus --Reuters

Fri, 2020-07-24 11:07 — mike kraft

Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus Reuters maps all places where COVID-19 cases have been confirmed. Gurman Bhatia Reuters

At least 633,560 people globally have died from COVID-19 and 15,597,658 have been infected by the novel coronavirus that causes it, following an outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, in early December. The World Health Organization referred to it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

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Worldwide: Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus

Mon, 2020-07-20 09:22 — mike kraft

Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus Reuters maps all places where COVID-19 cases have been confirmed. Gurman Bhatia Reuters

At least 605,782 people globally have died from COVID-19 and 14,576,899 have been infected by the novel coronavirus that causes it, following an outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, in early December. The World Health Organization referred to it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020.