Month: July 2024

Research

• Early Release – Infective SARS-CoV-2 in Skull Sawdust at Autopsy, Finland – Volume 30, Number 8—August 2024 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal – CDC https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/8/24-0145_article
• The histamine receptor H1 acts as an alternative receptor for SARS-CoV-2 | mBio https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01088-24
• Pathogenicity and transmissibility of bovine H5N1 influenza virus | Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07766-6
• Modeling the transmission mitigation impact of testing for infectious diseases | Science Advances https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk5108
• A T-Cell-Derived 3-Gene Signature Distinguishes SARS-CoV-2 from Common Respiratory Viruses | Viruses https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/7/1029
• Review of organ damage from COVID and Long COVID: a disease with a spectrum of pathology | Medical Review https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/mr-2024-0030/html
• Stability of Aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 on Masks and Transfer to Skin | Environmental Science & Technology https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.3c01581
• MetaArXiv Preprints | Medical masks versus N95 respirators for preventing COVID-19 among health care workers: A secondary analysis of findings inconsistent with prior understanding reflects the expected inferiority of medical masks. https://osf.io/preprints/metaarxiv/ey7bj
• Host Manipulation Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 – PMC https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8667538/

Media

• National Covid-19 trends, July 16 | The Sick Times https://thesicktimes.org/2024/07/16/national-covid-19-trends-july-16/
• My daughter has Long Covid. It transformed me into an advocate for Long Covid kids. | The Sick Times https://thesicktimes.org/2024/07/16/my-daughter-has-long-covid-it-transformed-me-into-an-advocate-for-long-covid-kids/
• Bird flu snapshot: Dutch expert sees parallels to Q fever outbreaks https://www.statnews.com/2024/07/01/h5n1-bird-flu-snapshot-q-fever/
• Research updates, July 16 | The Sick Times https://thesicktimes.org/2024/07/16/research-updates-july-16/
• How a Queer Disabled Student is Fighting for Health, Safety, and Education | OUTWrite https://outwritenewsmag.org/2024/04/how-a-queer-disabled-student-is-fighting-for-health-safety-and-education/

Resources

• Need masks? Mask blocs are mutual aid organizations that distribute free masks. Use COVID Action Map to find a mask bloc near you http://covidactionmap.org
• People’s CDC Guidelines for safer in-person gatherings https://peoplescdc.org/2022/11/17/safer-in-person-gatherings/