HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) was first identified in the late 50s / early 60s in humans. HIV is a very unique virus as the incubation time is around 8 years and the disease resulting from a sustained infection isn’t actually what kills you. This complex and unique disease took years to develop effective treatment for,Continue reading “Why there is, and isn’t, a cure for HIV”
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What will be the next pandemic?
“There are only three things that are inevitable in this world. Death, taxes, and flu pandemics.” – Dr. Allison McGeer, Former director of infection control at Mount Sinai hospital. Although my generation has not before experienced what it is like to live through a pandemic prior to COVID-19, it is most likely something we willContinue reading “What will be the next pandemic?”
COVID-19: A warning for the inevitable next pandemic
It’s been 570 days since I had last posted on this blog, and therefore 570 days since my warning of a potentially looming pandemic. Back on the 5th of January, 2020, I wrote my first blog post about reports of an ‘atypical pneumonia’ originating from China, and how the situation at the time could potentiallyContinue reading “COVID-19: A warning for the inevitable next pandemic”
Could the current ‘atypical pneumonia’ outbreak in China be the next deadly epidemic?
On December 31st 2019, China reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) 44 cases of acute pneumonia that were of an unknown cause; out of these cases, 11 patients were severely ill. As of today, 5th January 2020, this number has risen to 59 with cases being seen in other regions such as Hong Kong.Continue reading “Could the current ‘atypical pneumonia’ outbreak in China be the next deadly epidemic?”
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