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A Nursery Rhyme that reminds us a Devastating Pandemic

Ring-a-ring-o’-roses’Ring-a-ring o’ roses,A pocket full of posies,A-tishoo! A-tishoo!We all fall down… This all time favourite nursery rhyme ‘Ring-a-ring-o’-roses’ reminisces about a begone days when a Pandemic Pneumonic Plague rampaged Britain and Europe. Please read again with the meaning as given below. ( a link is given below) https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/did-you-know-popular-nursery-rhyme-ring-a-ring-a-roses-originated-during-a-pandemic-2688411.html The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 It wasContinue reading “A Nursery Rhyme that reminds us a Devastating Pandemic”

Our Ugliest Coronavirus Pandemic of 1889

It is now established that the 1889 Russian flu pandemic was caused by the Coronavirus OC43 which now remains in our nose and causes mild common cold. Coronaviruses were first identified in 1965. Since then we have already identified Seven Human Coronaviruses. Apart from the 3 recent pandemics caused by the SARS-1, MERS and SARS-2Continue reading “Our Ugliest Coronavirus Pandemic of 1889”

How Safe Our Gyms Are ?

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7037e2.htm?s_cid=mm7037e2_w You are visiting a high fi Gym where everyone is vaccinated. What are the chances that one of them is carrying the virus to the Gym ? A rough assessment. Vaccination has its own advantages and limitations. Advantages: Vaccination prevents serious illness by 90%. On 10 September 2021, CDC of USA has released aContinue reading “How Safe Our Gyms Are ?”

Naming A Variant

(SARS-COV-2 variant nomenclature) Why do Corona viruses mutate so frequently ? Viruses can have either DNA or RNA at its core. DNAs are double stranded columns like a ladder with cross bridges interlocking each part of the both the strands tightly. DNAs which carry our genetic information for the future generations is one of theContinue reading “Naming A Variant”

How Safe Are Our Schools ?

Schools are opening. Children are still ineligible for vaccination. How to keep our children safe while they are in schools ? How to make our schools Pandemic safe ? Here is a case example recently published in the MMWR on August 27, 2021. The public health investigation is amazing and an eye opener. Link toContinue reading “How Safe Are Our Schools ?”