What is the worst source of Covid infection in practice ?The answer is a surprise and given at the end. Mask facts- practical tips. Masks are many types. • N95 mask • Surgical mask ( Triple layered) • Cotton mask.Each has its own use and uniqueness. ( I personally use cotton masks during my morning walk and in all places exceptContinue reading “The Trojan Horse.”
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Coronavirus: What do we know about it till the end of May.
Viruses are here before us. We have been living with viruses for tens of thousands of years. They can cause deadly things like encephalitis, jaundice, diarrhoea, fever with rashes or simply common cold. Truth be told, we are yet to develop a Brahmastra to kill them. We have no perfect anti virals like we haveContinue reading “Coronavirus: What do we know about it till the end of May.”
Henrietta Lacks, The woman who never died.
In January 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a 30-year-old mother of 5, from Baltimore, was diagnosed with cervical cancer at John Hopkins Hospital.There was no treatment available then. She died in October at the age of 31. Before her death, samples of her cancerous cells were taken. Of course, she was never asked. But the word ‘informedContinue reading “Henrietta Lacks, The woman who never died.”
The Twin Epidemics
Coronavirus & Mental health. Have you ever felt lonely ? Have you gone through that depression after a temporary debacle? Death of a relative or a loss in your business. WHO estimates that the incidence of Depression is 7.6%. That means, In any WhatsApp group of 240, at the least 18 of us are depressedContinue reading “The Twin Epidemics”
Another flu, another vaccine.
Epidemics are always terrible. And Flu epidemics are the worst. There have been Seven Pandemics of Cholera in this world taking more than 20 million lives, yet none of them can match the terror of a plague. On February 4 1976, a young soldier named David Lewis died of a new form of flu. TheContinue reading “Another flu, another vaccine.”
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