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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The most common symptom reported by healthcare workers was fatigue.
The highest risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 was in the first 72 hours at room temperature and first 24 hours at 37℃.
In contrast, the proportion who had asthma or severe headache or migraine declined from 2016 to 2022.
A study at a fertility clinic in China ties COVID-19 exposure to reduced sperm count and lower sperm motility.
Rates of COVID-related professional stress, however, declined throughout the pandemic.
Older adults and those with metabolic conditions such as obesity also received significant benefits against stroke and death.
One state, however—New York—reports high activity of influenza-like illness.
Among the 25% of participants in 1 study who said they experienced long-COVID symptoms, 13% reported sleep disorders.
Staff-to-community COVID-19 rates were similar before and after de-escalation (median community rate, 2.6 before and 1.5 after).
On average, workers who received Novavax had 1.7 systemic symptoms, compared with 2.8 in Pfizer recipients.
