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Par Bruce L. Davidson MD, MPH . L'auteur est médecin et chercheur en pneumologie à Seattle, expert en transmission respiratoire des infections et ancien président de la National Tuberculosis Controllers Association et membre du Conseil consultatif pour l'élimination de la tuberculose.  Les opinions exprimées dans ce commentaire sont les siennes.  Ce que vous ne savez peut-être pas sur le coronavirus - la maladie qui a atteint des proportions pandémiques - est que l'une des fois où vous êtes le plus vulnérable à la contracter, c'est pendant que vous dormez.  Voici comment cela peut se produire et ce que vous pouvez y faire.  Le coronavirus infecte les cellules situées sous la boîte vocale, dans les voies respiratoires et profondément dans les poumons, contrairement aux virus de la grippe qui commencent par le nez et la gorge.  Autre que par de minuscules particules inhalées dans l'air, le coronavirus atteint ces cellules via le liquide dans le nez o...

C  IMPORTANT Announcement:  Please Read Carefully... Dear AMHE MEMBERS and Convention participants, We are well aware of the negative impact that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having on the world and in our community in particular. The current epidemic is affecting everyone from Wall Street to main street, and it has generated legitimate concerns at all levels of society including the economy, the education system, travels, and night lives, as well as cultural activities, job creation, and public gatherings. The epidemic has already reached several countries and has caused a significant number of deaths in China, Italy, Iran, and South Korea.                                                        Although significant progress is observed and major efforts have been made by countries and governments to contain the virus, little is known of ...

From: James Robb, MD, FCAP Dear Colleagues, As some of you may recall, when I was a professor of pathology at the University of California San Diego, I was one of the first molecular virologists in the world to work on coronaviruses (the 1970s). I was the first to demonstrate the number of genes the virus contained. Since then, I have kept up with the coronavirus field and its multiple clinical transfers into the human population (e.g., SARS, MERS), from different animal sources.The current projections for its expansion in the US are only probable, due to continued insufficient worldwide data, but it is most likely to be widespread in the US by mid to late March and April.Here is what I have done and the precautions that I take and will take.  These are the same precautions I currently use during our influenza seasons, except for the mask and gloves.: 1) NO HANDSHAKING! Use a fist bump, slight bow, elbow bump, etc. 2) Use ONLY your knuckle to touch light switches. ...