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COVID, Volume 2, Issue 5

May 2022 - 14 articles

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Articles (14)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,876 Views
17 Pages

23 May 2022

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei province, and has sinc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,141 Views
14 Pages

Examining Risk Perception and Coping Strategies of Senior High School Teachers in Ghana: Does COVID-19-Related Knowledge Matter?

  • James Boadu Frimpong,
  • Edmond Kwesi Agormedah,
  • Medina Srem-Sai,
  • Frank Quansah and
  • John Elvis Hagan

23 May 2022

Previous research has established the link between COVID-19 risk perception and the coping behaviors of teachers in different countries. However, these studies have revealed inconsistent result patterns. Moreover, little is known about the role of CO...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,772 Views
11 Pages

Impact of Bacterial Infections and Antibiotic Use on Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: An Emerging Infections Network Survey

  • Anna C. Jacobs,
  • Lynn Khosrowshahi,
  • George Risi,
  • Susan Beekmann,
  • Philip M. Polgreen,
  • the COVID-19 Study Team and
  • Mark Albrecht

20 May 2022

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has had a significant impact on the United States healthcare system. This is exacerbated by antimicrobial-resistant bacterial pathogens endemic to healthcare settings. Respiratory viral infections are known to predispose patie...

  • Commentary
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,972 Views
7 Pages

Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases: Lessons from COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Zimbabwe

  • Edward T. Chiyaka,
  • George Chingarande,
  • Tafadzwa Dzinamarira,
  • Grant Murewanhema,
  • Roda Madziva,
  • Helena Herrera and
  • Godfrey Musuka

18 May 2022

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has exposed the unpreparedness of governments in their capacities to prevent, detect, and respond to emerging infectious diseases. Many healthcare systems have been overburdened and the coordinated efforts in differ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,755 Views
9 Pages

Back to School in the Pandemic: Observations of the Influences of Prevention Measures on Relationships, Autonomy, and Learning of Preschool Children

  • Naiara Ozamiz-Etxbarria,
  • Maitane Picaza,
  • Eneritz Jiménez-Etxebarria and
  • Jeffrey H. D. Cornelius-White

16 May 2022

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a global impact on societies, economies, and education. In Spain, one of the countries most affected by the COVID-19 in the initial year, the virus began to spread at the end of February 2020. When the Spanis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
16,879 Views
12 Pages

KERRA, Mixed Medicinal Plant Extracts, Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Targets Enzymes and Feline Coronavirus

  • Supaphorn Seetaha,
  • Phatcharin Khamplong,
  • Panatda Wanaragthai,
  • Thitinan Aiebchun,
  • Siriluk Ratanabunyong,
  • Sucheewin Krobthong,
  • Yodying Yingchutrakul,
  • Jatuporn Rattanasrisomporn and
  • Kiattawee Choowongkomon

16 May 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic affects all parameters, especially healthcare professionals, drugs and medical supplies. The KERRA is a mixed medicinal plant capsule that is used for the treatment of patients with high fever, with food and drug administration...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
9,995 Views
22 Pages

Monoclonal Antibodies as Potential COVID-19 Therapeutic Agents

  • Jacek Plichta,
  • Piotr Kuna and
  • Michał Panek

12 May 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause tremendous loss of life and put massive strain on the functioning of societies worldwide. Despite the cataclysmic proportions of this viral outbreak, as of yet, no effective curative treatment is available. CO...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,754 Views
13 Pages

Imported SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern Drove Spread of Infections across Kenya during the Second Year of the Pandemic

  • Carolyne Nasimiyu,
  • Damaris Matoke-Muhia,
  • Gilbert K. Rono,
  • Eric Osoro,
  • Daniel O. Ouso,
  • J. Milkah Mwangi,
  • Nicholas Mwikwabe,
  • Kelvin Thiong’o,
  • Jeanette Dawa and
  • Isaac Ngere
  • + 13 authors

5 May 2022

Using classical and genomic epidemiology, we tracked the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya over 23 months to determine the impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on its progression. SARS-CoV-2 surveillance and testing data were obtained from the Kenya Ministry of He...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,511 Views
8 Pages

3 May 2022

The interleukin 6 (IL-6) receptor-blocking antibody tocilizumab was repurposed in the coronavirus pandemic with the intention of blocking the excess inflammatory activation associated with severe disease. We retrospectively evaluated the response to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,740 Views
9 Pages

2 May 2022

Some viruses contain mimics of host chemokine receptors that influence host immunity; however, such viral mimics have not yet been reported for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In this study, I focused on C-X-C motif chem...

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