Virus
Reducing Viral Spread in Schools: France Makes Proactive Move to Measure and Reduce CO2 Levels in School and Daycare
One of my favorite gadgets from the pandemic is the AraNet 4 CO2 monitor. I carry it with me whenever I am curious about an indoor space. This easy-to-use monitor gives a simple red-yellow-green readi…
6 Feet & A Mask: Hygiene Practice and COVID-19
Why 6 feet? Viruses are an inert threat, incapable of replicating without a host cell in which to do so. They are essentially a microscopic package of RNA, wrapped in a membrane, only able to travel a…
Why OTHER Respiratory Viruses are More Important than Ever Before
Video Transcript Hi, I'm Dr. Alan Greene and I want to talk with you for a moment about why other respiratory viruses are more important during the time of COVID than ever before -- at least in our li…
Wear A Mask Like a Pro
Wear A Mask Like a Pro - English Hello, this is Dr. Greene - Eat REAL?s Chief Pediatrician He?s here to give you some tips on masks, but first, remember to save N95 masks for health care workers and a…
Viruses Are Not Quite Alive and Not Quite Dead, and Other Things to Know About COVID-19
What they are capable of is replicating and adapting, and each virus has a unique way of doing that. Viruses are programmed to detect particular surface proteins or channels on the outside of a cell, …
Coronavirus & the Panic Pandemic
Coronavirus or COVID-19 There are two things to keep in mind when considering the possible implications of any virus. One is the damage the virus itself can cause to a bodily system. The other is the …
It Just Won’t Go Away: Reasons For a Lingering Cough
We?re used to coughing when we have a cold, but what about those coughs that seem to linger even after all other symptoms have disappeared? It turns out that what may seem like a nuisance can actually…
Do not “take two aspirins and call me in the morning”: The story of Polio-Like AFM
On August 4, 2020 the CDC warned doctors and parents to be on the lookout for a polio-like illness called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM. This scary illness has recently peaked every two years, and th…