Important drivers of COVID-19 spread are public policy and individual behaviour still temperature has a little influence.
Coronavirus
Coronaviruses infect animals, humans, and birds. Human coronaviruses, such as SARS, MERS, and 2019-nCoV cause respiratory distress and even death. The S protein is the infectious agent of the virus.
Coronaviruses infect animals, humans, and birds. Human coronaviruses, such as SARS, MERS, and 2019-nCoV cause respiratory distress and even death. The S protein is the infectious agent of the virus.
‘Warmer temperatures lessen COVID-19 spread but control measures still needed.’
First author of the study Dr Tom Smith, from the Department of Life Sciences at Imperial, said: “Our results show that temperature changes have a much smaller effect on transmission than policy interventions, so while people remain unvaccinated, governments mustn’t drop policies like lockdowns and social distancing just because a seasonal change means the weather is warming up”. Seasonal variations seen in flu viruses and other coronaviruses are affected by environmental factors as high temperatures and low humidity reduce the transmission of respiratory droplets, preventing the spread of flu but still there is uncertainty in forecasting the SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
This study proves that lower temperature and higher population density are associated with higher SARS-CoV-2 transmission but warmer regions have higher population densities so the most important drivers of COVID-19 spread are public policy and individual behavior.
Protein as New Therapeutic Target for COVID-19
Galectin-3-binding protein (LGALS3BP) could be a new therapeutic anti-viral target for treating COVID-19.
Galectin-3-binding protein (LGALS3BP) could be a new therapeutic anti-viral target for treating COVID-19.
Source-Medindia
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Parkinson's patients are particularly affected by the more severe courses of the COVID-19.This might be due to an increased frequency of risk factors from comorbid diseases and requires extra precautions to reduce the severity of COVID-19.
