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Quick tip on #COVID_19 terminology:
*Coronavirus: family of viruses that cause, eg, common cold, MERS, SARS
*Novel coronavirus: a newly discovered kind of coronavirus
*COVID-19: the disease caused by the new coronavirus
*SARS-CoV-2: official designation of virus causing COVID-19
More on coronaviruses in general, from @WHO: who.int/health-topics/…

More on the relationships between COVID-19, MERS, and SARS, from @NIH: niaid.nih.gov/diseases-condi…
Related: (thx @boaz_G for pointing it out)
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Katie Mack
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Be my friend so we can sit side-by-side in a room with our laptops and books and productively ignore each other
People in faraway places replying to this tweet to volunteer are very kind but missing a major requirement described in the tweet
When I go to a cafe to work, all the other patrons are my friends. And baristas especially.
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Katie Mack
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This is a very big deal and a huge disruption to the US physics community. Many participants are already there or en route; many others have non-refundable travel booked. 10,000 participants were expected. #APSMarch
The official program was scheduled to kick off in less than 36 hours.
It’s hard to fathom the cost in time and money of 10,000 physicists suddenly canceling plans and trying to talk their funders into giving reimbursements for travel they booked but didn’t take. Not to mention the loss for the APS itself. Maybe necessary, but a really extreme step.
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Katie Mack
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Some terminology I’ve seen cause some confusion in the media:

To most people, a “signal” from space implies something intentionally transmitted, like a beacon or a message 👋🏼👽

To an astronomer, it’s *any* radiation we pick up (like a burst of radiation from a star) 🌟
This has come up recently in media discussions of a newly detected #FastRadioBurst — described by astronomers as a “repeating signal” from the distant cosmos. It’s probably just some weird stellar emission process! All “signal” means to us is that we can detect a bit of radiation
Relatedly, to an astronomer, “radiation” usually means electromagnetic radiation, which is visible light, radio waves, gamma rays, or any other kind of light (visible or not) — not just the kind of radiation one gets from dangerous radioactive substances, or nuclear accidents.
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Public Health - Seattle & King County
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Novel #coronavirus (#COVID19) is a new virus strain that emerged in December 2019.

The first case in Washington State was ID'ed Jan. 21 and the first case in King County was ID'ed Feb. 28.

To date, there are 14 total cases in King County, and we expect additional cases.
While the vast majority of #COVID19 cases are mild, some populations are vulnerable to serious infections, which can lead to death.

Of the 14 identified cases to date, 5 of those have died.

Our deepest sympathies go out to their families and community.
More vulnerable populations include people over 60, particularly with underlying conditions like diabetes, heart disease and lung disease.

Come up with a plan with your doctor to identify your health risks for #coronavirus and how to manage symptoms.
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Tyler Young
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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
This is a roundup of what I found to be the most interesting & helpful sources on my journey into the void. #Coronavirus #Pandemic #Misinformation #CDC #CPP #WHO
This is for friends & family, but also to raise concern over media censorship & begin a discussion of what are best practices for both traditional & decentralized media outlets. This is a collection of sources to tell a larger story and spark interest.
Very few sources peer reviewed. Some behind paywalls. Some mainstream news. Some International News. Some in other languages (Use chrome). Some Harvard medical Journals. Some unverified. Some factually incorrect. Have some salt with your rice & beans.
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IndoPacific News
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#coronavirus: Very Important👇

Coronavirus is now confirmed airborne - Aerosol transmission.

“Aerosol transmission refers to the mixing of the virus with droplets in the air to form aerosols, which causes infection after inhalation”.
chinadaily.com.cn/a/202002/08/WS…
Confirmed transmission routes of the novel coronavirus include direct transmission, contact transmission and aerosol transmission, a Shanghai official said on Saturday.
“Aerosol transmission refers to the mixing of the virus with droplets in the air to form aerosols, which causes infection after inhalation, according to medical experts,” said Zeng Qun, deputy head of the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau.
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Cillian De Gascun
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#Coronaviruses: an introductory thread/primer. #Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that cause respiratory & intestinal illness in birds, animals, and humans. #2019nCoV is the 7th coronavirus known to infect humans (#HCoV).
Four #HCoVs – OC43, 229E, HKU1 & NL63 – cause mild ‘common cold-like’ illness. All of us have probably been infected with one or more of these at some time. These 4 #HCoVs only occasionally cause serious illness 2/n
The other 2 #HCoVs – #SARS & #MERS – cause severe disease. #SARS emerged in 2012 & infected about 8000 people worldwide with a case fatality rate (CFR) of about 10%. The #SARS outbreak was ultimately controlled with good infection prevention & control procedures 3/n
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The city of Wuhan has been put on lockdown today in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak in China, @JessHamzelou reports. Flights and trains out of the city have been cancelled. #wuhancoronavirus
@JessHamzelou The total number of cases has risen to 618 in China, with 17 deaths. The @WHO emergency committee is convening today to decide if it should call a public health emergency of international concern. #WuhanCoronavirus
@JessHamzelou @WHO A genetic study has reported that the virus may have been transmitted to people from snakes, which may have caught it from bats in the food market where both species were sold. newscientist.com/article/223116…
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#coronavirus
Enveloped , single stranded RNA viruses.
Corona - crown like structure (as seen in image below)

Causes diseases in mammals like cats, bats, pigs, camels, cows and also in birds.

Almost all of these are eaten in #China
#Coronavirus strains known before latest epidemic :
1.Human coronavirus 229E (HCoV-229E)
2.Human coronavirus OC43 (HCoV-OC43)
3.SARS-CoV
4.Human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV-NL63, New Haven coronavirus)
5.Human coronavirus HKU1
6. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)
The new strain of #coronavirus is named -
#NovelCoronavirus (2019-nCoV),
a.k.a #WuhanPneumonia or #WuhanCoronavirus.

This new strain though initially spread from animals to humans, now the human to human transmission is suspected by chinese authorities.
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