Understanding Coronavirus

Download or read book Understanding Coronavirus written by Raul Rabadan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the identification of the first cases of the coronavirus in December 2019, there has been a significant amount of confusion regarding the origin and spread of the so-called 'coronavirus', SARS-CoV-2, and the cause of the disease COVID-19. Conflicting messages from the media and officials across different countries and organizations, the abundance of disparate sources of information, unfounded conspiracy theories on the origins of the virus, unproven therapies, and inconsistent public health measures, have all served to increase anxiety in the population. Where did the virus come from? How is it transmitted? How does it cause disease? Is it like flu? What is a pandemic? In this concise and accessible introduction, a leading expert provides answers to these commonly asked questions. This revised and updated edition now also covers how the virus mutates, how important these mutations are, how vaccines work, and what we can expect in the near and long-term future.

Download or read book Race and Ethnicity in Pandemic Times written by John Solomos and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection brings together social scientists working on race and ethnicity to address the question of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a focus on issues linked to racial and ethnic inequalities. The fourteen chapters that make up this collection were produced during the pandemic in 2020 and are intended to address key facets of the impact of the pandemic in contemporary Europe, the United States, and globally. Individual chapters address the pandemic by drawing both on empirical research and conceptual analysis. They also seek to draw important connections between broader dimensions of racial and ethnic inequalities and the health inequalities that have been highlighted by the sharp impact of the pandemic on particular communities and groups. This volume speaks to the need for researchers working on race and ethnicity to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic through both original research and by reflection on current policy challenges and interventions. The chapters in this book were originally published as a themed issue of Ethnic and Racial Studies.

Download or read book Coronavirus Replication and Reverse Genetics written by Luis Enjuanes and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-10-05 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human coronaviruses caused the SARS epidemic that infected more than 8000 people, killing about ten percent of them in 32 countries. This book provides essential information on these viruses and the development of vaccines to control coronavirus infections.

Download or read book Failures of State: The Inside Story of Britain’s Battle with Coronavirus written by Jonathan Calvert and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* A GUARDIAN AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘An astonishing book’ James O’Brien ‘A gripping, devastating read’ Sunday Times

Download or read book Understanding Coronavirus written by Raul Rabadan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the identification of the first cases of the coronavirus in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, there has been a significant amount of confusion regarding the origin and spread of the so-called 'coronavirus', officially named SARS-CoV-2, and the cause of the disease COVID-19. Conflicting messages from the media and officials across different countries and organizations, the abundance of disparate sources of information, unfounded conspiracy theories on the origins of the newly emerging virus and the inconsistent public health measures across different countries, have all served to increase the level of anxiety in the population. Where did the virus come from? How is it transmitted? How does it cause disease? Is it like flu? What is a pandemic? What can we do to stop its spread? Written by a leading expert, this concise and accessible introduction provides answers to the most common questions surrounding coronavirus for a general audience.

Download or read book Rift Valley Fever written by Marcus A. Klingberg and published by S. Karger AG (Switzerland). This book was released on 1981 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Predicting COVID-19 Cases in US Long-Term Care Facilities written by Metin Baki and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2020 in the subject Health - Nursing Science - Nursing Management, grade: 1.0, , language: English, abstract: The focus of this paper was to identify factors that increase the probability of COVID-19 cases in nursing homes and to provide an exemplary concept for the application of the findings using machine learning algorithms to allow future research to derive appropriate countermeasures in practice. The findings are based on 13,069 US nursing homes, and the results are mostly consistent with most recent studies around this topic. Thus, this study provides not only additional evidence for previously studied factors based on a larger population of nursing homes with a holistic approach but also complements these with features not yet examined, such as most importantly the competitive environment of a nursing home. The findings show evidence of a relationship between COVID-19 infections and fatalities and (1) the size of a nursing home, (2) a facility's age, (3) whether a nursing home is for-profit, (4) whether a nursing home is urban or rural, (5) the number of federal deficiencies, (6) the total amount of fines, (7) the concentration of residents with Medicaid, (8) the share of residents from a racial or ethnic minority, (9) the excess of beds in the respective county of a nursing home, (10) the number of infections per 100,000 people in a county, and (11) the number of deaths per 100,000 people in a county, (12) the occupancy rate, (13) the overall CMS facility rating, (14) the total reported RN staffing levels, (15) the total reported nurse staffing levels and (16) the Herfindahl Index.