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American Coronavirus News
Preprint: Covid-19 infection leading to bone loss
We assessed the bone mineral density (BMD) of hospitalized COVID-19 patients at diagnosis and at follow-up visits. More...
CDC: 7.5% of all American adults have Long Covid symptoms
“1 in 13 adults in the U.S. (7.5%) have ‘long COVID’ symptoms, defined as symptoms lasting three or more months after first contracting the virus, and that they didn’t have prior to their COVID-19 infection.” More...
Preprint: Monkeypox has far more mutations than expected
“Researchers found the current Monkeypox strain diverges from the original strain by 50 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), and several mutations made the virus more transmissible.” More...
Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 infection with Tremor, Ataxia and Cognitive Deficit – PASC-TAC
“A notable neurologic phenotype of PASC with a characteristic combination of tremor, ataxia, and cognitive deficits (PASC-TAC) was observed in ~7% of participants without a prior neurologic history of these symptoms. More...
CDC: Having sex whilst infected with Monkeypox
If you or your partner have monkeypox and you decide to have sex, consider the following to reduce the chance of spreading the virus:. More...
Preprint: Persistent circulating SARS-CoV-2 spike is associated with Long Covid
We detected SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen in a majority of PASC patients up to 12 months post-diagnosis, suggesting the presence of an active persistent SARS-CoV-2 viral reservoir. More...
Monkeypox virus found in human semen
The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking into reports that the monkeypox virus is present in the semen of patients, exploring the possibility that the disease could be sexually transmitted, a WHO official has said. More...
Pfizer: Paxlovid not effective in reducing symptoms in standard risk patients
Pfizer: “An updated analysis from 1,153 patients showed a non-significant 51% relative risk reduction”. More...
Monkeypox research: 50% household attack rate
2016 research: “The household attack rate (i.e., rate of persons living with an infected person that develop symptoms of MPXV infection) was 50%.” More...
WHO: Mass vaccination is not required nor recommended for Monkeypox
The World Health Organisation has updated their guidance on Monkeypox vaccinations today. More...