Sewer sampling, the authors say, could be expanded to track other infectious diseases such as H5N1 avian flu or mpox or to detect unexpected pathogens.
Plaque growth can lead to a higher risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening cardiovascular events for as long as 1 year.
Post-exertional malaise, or exercise intolerance, was seen in 36% of those with long COVID.
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A phase 2 trial has shown that a 2-week course of triple antiviral therapy with interferon beta-1b plus lopinavir-ritonavir and ribavirin is safe and better at shortening COVID-19 viral shedding than lopinavir-ritonavir alone in patients with mild to moderate illness if started within 7 days of symptom onset.
73% of patients had respiratory symptoms, while 23% had failure of at least two organ systems.
Also, New York officials said 3 children have died from what might be a recently identified inflammatory complication.
The drug was not tied to lower rates of intubation or death in COVID-19 patients.
The WHO voices concern over increased domestic violence in nations under stay-at-home orders.
In a poll, almost two thirds of Americans say they fear it's too soon to reopen the economy.
A study yesterday in JAMA Network Open is the first to demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is detectable in the semen of recovered and actively infected men, but it does not prove that the virus can be sexually transmitted.
Continued spread in Africa could prolong the outbreak and overwhelm hospitals.
Also, new models predict a spike in cases in late May after states reopen from lockdowns.
Several patients had deep vein thrombosis, suggesting the virus may cause abnormal blood clotting.
