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#3 cause of death
Over 170,000 Died at COVID-19 In America since the beginning of the pandemic According to the data From Johns Hopkins University Third cause of death In the country, Dr. Thomas Frieden, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told CNN.
“COVID is now the third leading cause of death in the United States ahead of accidents, injuries, lung disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and many other causes,” Frieden said.
2017, the most recent year Public data Are available and approximately 170,000 Americans die in accidents and unintentional injuries, 160,000 die of chronic lower respiratory illness, and 146,000 die. stroke And cerebrovascular disease, 121,000 people died Alzheimer’s disease, 83,000 died of diabetes, 55,000 died of diabetes influenza And pneumonia. The top two causes of death were heart disease, which killed about 650,000 people, and cancer, which killed about 600,000 people.
Spread of mutation
A specific strain of SARS-CoV-2 has reached Southeast Asia. Scientist Found the stockA cluster of 45 cases in Malaysia from a person who had traveled to India in the Philippines, with a recent outbreak in China, and who did not comply with quarantine rules on return, is called D614G.
According to a survey published by the World Health Organization (WHO) in June, the D614G variant has become the most common in the world. So far, the WHO says there is no evidence that mutations have made the virus more infectious or that it leads to more serious illnesses. Scientists are investigating these questions, but the answer is Not clear yet..
Thyroid effect evidence mount
Rate of Thyrotoxicosis Patients with COVID-19 are significantly higher than those without COVID-19 than those without COVID-19 Thyroiditis Related to new coronavirus infections, According to new research..
In this study, thyroid disease was not found to increase the risk of developing COVID-19.
“This study involves at least six other people who report clinical symptoms such as: Subacute thyroiditis “In critically ill patients with COVID-19,” said one expert who was not involved in the study.
HCQ and COVID-19: Journal stabbed and quickly withdrawn
Two scientists submitted an article titled “SARS-CoV-2 Was Unexpectedly Deadlier Than Push Scooter: Is Hydroxychloroquine A Unique Solution?” What Asian Medicine and Health JournalThey and others are suspicious of predatory publications as a decoy to see if the journal takes their money and publishes the articles they write as jokes.
Their Goal: JournalsAzithromycin And hydroxychloroquine accelerates outpatient recovery with mild/moderate COVID-19. The author was a member of several hydroxychloroquine parties, some of whom were members of the French Parliament.
done, Retraction watch report.. “The goal certainly focuses on predatory journals and also focuses on using these methods to get scientists to believe that their studies are serious because they are published. It was a hit,” said one of the authors.
Las Vegas is “betting for life”
The Las Vegas casino, reopened on June 4, is believed to be the hotbed for the spread of COVID-19. ProPublica report.. An analysis of mobile phone location data conducted for the media shows that visitors to Las Vegas for the first four days of mid-July moved across the country to all of the lower 48 states except Maine. I understand.
Tracking contacts is difficult enough, but it’s almost impossible for tourists to get home all over the country unless the local health authorities that track them contact each other. According to one expert, if a large cluster outbreak or super-diffusion event occurs between casino visitors, it may not be detected by contact tracking.
The casino also combines several factors that make it a high-risk place for spreading COVID-19. They are indoors, are often crowded, and are often filled with people who are prone to risk.
Recall
The frontline health care providers are caring for patients with COVID-19, devoting themselves to difficult drainage tasks and at risk of infection. Thousands have died worldwide.
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