What is an “infectious dose?” What is the “viral load”? Does high viral load increase ability to pass the virus to others?
Biology/Immunity Infection and Spread
Jennifer Beam Dowd, PhD
A: Full explainer in the link below from two microbiology Profs. “In general, the more virus you have in your airways, the more you will release when you exhale or cough, although there is a lot of person-to-person variation. Multiple studies have reported that patients have the highest viral load of the coronavirus at the Read more…
How do you know if someone is immune to Covid-19?
Biology/Immunity
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: This is a tricky one. Scientists are currently examining blood serum of individuals who have tested positive for Covid-19 to study their immune system response. At the moment, there are more questions than answers. Here are a few highlights about immunity and an article summarizing the challenges around determining how infection with Covid-19 or Read more…
What is a “cytokine storm?” Why is it important?
Biology/Immunity
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
A: The immune system’s overreaction to a virus or bacterium. It’s the actual cause of death in many COVID cases, and therefore is the target of numerous experimental treatments. Links: The New York Times Original FB post
A: Full explainer in the link below from two microbiology Profs. “In general, the more virus you have in your airways, the more you will release when you exhale or cough, although there is a lot of person-to-person variation. Multiple studies have reported that patients have the highest viral load of the coronavirus at the Read more…
How do you know if someone is immune to Covid-19?
Biology/ImmunityAshley Ritter, APRN, PhD
A: This is a tricky one. Scientists are currently examining blood serum of individuals who have tested positive for Covid-19 to study their immune system response. At the moment, there are more questions than answers. Here are a few highlights about immunity and an article summarizing the challenges around determining how infection with Covid-19 or Read more…
What is a “cytokine storm?” Why is it important?
Biology/Immunity
Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
A: The immune system’s overreaction to a virus or bacterium. It’s the actual cause of death in many COVID cases, and therefore is the target of numerous experimental treatments. Links: The New York Times Original FB post
A: This is a tricky one. Scientists are currently examining blood serum of individuals who have tested positive for Covid-19 to study their immune system response. At the moment, there are more questions than answers. Here are a few highlights about immunity and an article summarizing the challenges around determining how infection with Covid-19 or Read more…
What is a “cytokine storm?” Why is it important?
Biology/ImmunityLindsey Leininger, PhD MA
A: The immune system’s overreaction to a virus or bacterium. It’s the actual cause of death in many COVID cases, and therefore is the target of numerous experimental treatments. Links: The New York Times Original FB post
A: The immune system’s overreaction to a virus or bacterium. It’s the actual cause of death in many COVID cases, and therefore is the target of numerous experimental treatments. Links: The New York Times Original FB post
