Why do they PREFER US to USE "ENDEMIC" instead of "PANDEMIC"?
After an interesting discussion with @brownecfm and @DavidJoffe64 considering the term "endemic" as a linguistic code, I wanted to respond for once, in a lighter way with some cartoons.
2) From the start of the pandemic, governments did not want that 👇
3) Vaccines were initially introduced as the key solution to transition, from an uncontrollable "pandemic" to a more manageable "endemic" and localized situation.
4) With variants such as Delta and particularly Omicron, and their ability to evade immunity, their game despite all their efforts was disrupted.
5) Given the massive and global surges of Omicron, it's was difficult to dare to speak of COVID-19 as ... an endemic disease
6) Because the economy could not afford to wait, for the conclusion of a disease, that seems never-ending.
7)... they announced the end of all protection measures
8) ... and aims to eliminate as much data on the disease as possible
9) But as all this was not enough !
10) All that remained for them was the magic, and with a flick of the wand, turning the word "pandemic" into "endemic."
I repeat it. We must condemn the framing of this unacceptable prank, that employs the deceptive language of impostors.
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Why is Identifying "Non-Trivial SARS-CoV-2 Population Structure within Hosts" Important for Understanding SARS-COV-2 Evolution and the Emergence of New Variants?
2) The "non-trivial population structure" refers to the viral population within a host consisting of two or more distinct, independently evolving subpopulations, rather than a single, homogeneous population.
3) The key points about non-trivial population structure are:
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▶️ It was more prevalent in severely immunocompromised individuals compared to those not significantly immunocompromised
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3) Sometimes, little mistakes happen, and the new virus has a small change, or mutation, in its genes.
Most of the time, these mutations don't do anything useful for the virus. But every now and then, a mutation might happen that makes the virus better at infecting people.
2) This study looks at the risks of COVID-19 for people traveling to space.
Space travel is becoming more common, with over 600 people having gone to space. But COVID-19 could be a big problem for astronauts in the unique environment of space.
3) The study aims to understand how COVID-19 might behave differently in space compared to on Earth.
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3) The Wuhan strain increased harmful bacteria like E. coli in the lungs. This can make the lungs more prone to other infections.
The Omicron variant caused different changes in the gut bacteria of the mice. It increased certain bacteria linked to inflammation in the gut.
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And why did we decide to talk about it?
2) A brief reminder :
▶️ SARS-CoV-2 belongs to the family Coronaviridae, is classified as a coronavirus and is responsible for COVID-19
▶️ Bird Flu refers to various strains of the influenza virus, particularly those in the Orthomyxoviridae family including H5N1 and H7N9.
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- Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBV): A major pathogen in poultry responsible for respiratory disease and reduced egg production.
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