Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Emergency #5

[Medstudies]

I believe they are all antiviral medications, and that you can indeed tell that from their names in the way you've said.

As you point out, the drug oseltamivir is sold under the brand name of Tamiflu, indicating that it's an antiviral that's for influenza virus infections.

I've looked up Remdesivir on Wikipedia, and it says:


Remdesivir - Wikipedia

Drug Names – Stems, Prefixes, Roots and Suffixes - NCLEX Mastery
“Fortunately, generic names tend to follow patterns, with prefixes and suffixes often determining the class of medication. The following table gives a list of the prefix, root, and suffix for some common medications. We have included drug actions and the body system involved, where applicable.

Psst! You can find the following chart by clicking the “Resources” tab in the paid version of NCLEX Mastery!!

These drug prefixes, roots, and suffixes apply only to generic names.
prefix, root, suffix examples (generic names) drug class or drug category
-afil - avanafil; sildenafil; tadalafil; vardenafil phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor

-asone betamethasone; dexamethasone; diflorasone; fluticasone; mometasone”


Etc...

 

[jjenny]

Seriously, it doesn't even sound like those who tested positive were behind a plastic sheet, let alone in isolation box. The guy who tested positive says he was sitting next to his wife, when he developed fever while on the plane, and then was put in isolation area. Who knows how many people were infected while on the flight?
That was very badly executed.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Hope it is within tos to post link from Aljazeera

an hour ago

Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases?


Coronavirus: Which countries have confirmed cases?

I remember years ago when someone wanted me to click a link to Aljazeera. I was hesitant. Found that yes, it is MSM, and a rather good one.

 

[Medstudies]

And that's not a story?

I’m with you. The other passengers were exposed. And then they were sent home.
Are they incubating? Spreading it in their communities? It’s worse over there sure.
And we knew it. We knew the mistakes that were made. Our government assured everyone that the patients were in special box, separated from other citizens. This is exactly how it started in China. in Japan.

this is a story. (MOO)

 

[scandinavian girl]

I remember years ago when someone wanted me to click a link to Aljazeera. I was hesitant. Found that yes, it is MSM, and a rather good one.

Thank you, I thought it was good too, very easy to read and I hope they are updating it often

 

[Amonet]

So-called quarantine was a joke. They kept infecting each other while being quarantined. Counting 14 days and then letting people out when infections were being discovered daily makes zero sense. There are likely a whole bunch of infected people that were allowed into US, like the guy who just tested positive, and he is being told there is no hospital for him? No hospital already? What are they going to do when more people test positive, which appears pretty much a given?

I thought he said that there wasn't a hospital close-by to take him, and he was instead flown on to the hospital in Nebraska? That is one of the three best places with proper highly-infectious disease centers in the USA.

I agree about the question of what's going to happen as far as hospitalisation of patients IF there are outbreaks outside China with numbers infected similar to those in Wuhan. Surely patients will have to go into other hospitals that will just have to rig up the best infection control situation that they can with what they have. I imagine most would set up a floor or wing as their Covid-19 unit, and staff would change into/out of PPE when going onto or from that floor or wing in the same way they would if it was a proper negative pressure unit. They'd have to make sure that floor didn't have shared ventilation with the rest of the hospital.

I think it was in one of the early Dr Campbell videos that it was suggested that operating theatres normally operate with positive air pressure and they might have to switch from that as part of a different outlook on infection control.

I don't know how HEPA units run in hospitals, but maybe they could bring in room-based units?

 

[JerseyGirl]

11 Americans at Omaha facility tested positive for coronavirus, hospital says - CNN

The University of Nebraska Medical Center said that 11 of the 13 patients have the novel coronavirus. The other two evacuees who were taken to the Omaha hospital tested negative.

The hospital had said some of the patients had tested positive in Japan but some "came with a lack of clarity what their test results were."

Several people are exhibiting minor symptoms but others are not showing any symptoms.

The CDC has verified the results, bringing the total of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United States to 26.

The patients had been on a cruise ship docked off the cost of Japan for two weeks.

UNMC was commissioned by the CDC in 2005 to create the biocontainment unit where three patients currently are. The rest of the patients are in a separate federal quarantine center on the campus that UNMC built through a private-public partnership.

 

[Medstudies]

And that's not a story?

I’m with you. The other passengers were exposed. And then they were sent home.
Are they incubating? Spreading it in their communities? It’s worse over there sure.
And we knew it. We knew the mistakes that were made. Our government assured everyone that the patients were in special box, separated from other citizens. This is exactly how it started in China. in Japan.

this is a story.

Why did our government not listen to the CDC??

The CDC is the expert, not government officials. CDC recommendations should have been followed.

right?! The commission who decided (as i understand) were those recently appointed.

umm yea trust a newly appointed bureaucrat to make an expert decision. When you have the friggin CDC experts who have contained Ebola successfully here...

 

[jjenny]

I thought he said that there wasn't a hospital close-by to take him, and he was instead flown on to the hospital in Nebraska? That is one of the three best places with proper highly-infectious disease centers in the USA.

I agree about the question of what's going to happen as far as hospitalisation of patients IF there are outbreaks outside China with numbers infected similar to those in Wuhan. Surely patients will have to go into other hospitals that will just have to rig up the best infection control situation that they can with what they have. I imagine most would set up a floor or wing as their Covid-19 unit, and staff would change into/out of PPE when going onto or from that floor or wing in the same way they would if it was a proper negative pressure unit. They'd have to make sure that floor didn't have shared ventilation with the rest of the hospital.

I think it was in one of the early Dr Campbell videos that it was suggested that operating theatres normally operate with positive air pressure and they might have to switch from that as part of a different outlook on infection control.

I don't know how HEPA units run in hospitals, but maybe they could bring in room-based units?

My understanding is the guy in the story is not one of the 13 send to Nebraska. He didn't test positive while in Japan, he only tested positive after arriving into the US.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

I cannot find the story where they showed the husband who has Epstein-Barr being wheeled away in the special Biocontainment- full plastic bag. ...

I believe she said he has Guillain Barre syndrome. I specifically remember because she cannot pronounce it. I've followed them, and MOO

Guillain-Barré syndrome - Symptoms and causes

The exact cause of Guillain-Barré syndrome is unknown. But it is often preceded by an infectious illness such as a respiratory infection or the stomach flu.

There's no known cure for Guillain-Barré syndrome, but several treatments can ease symptoms and reduce the duration of the illness. Most people recover from Guillain-Barré syndrome, though some may experience lingering effects from it, such as weakness, numbness or fatigue.

 

[JerseyGirl]

4 coronavirus patients arrive at Spokane hospital for treatment in specialized unit

Four patients who have tested positive for the coronavirus have arrived at Spokane's Sacred Heart Medical Center for treatment because the hospital is one of only 10 in the nation with secure airborne infection isolation rooms.

Health officials say the patients with the COVID-19 virus are all U.S. citizens who are arriving from Travis Air Force Base in California. It wasn't immediately made clear where the four were infected.

The hospital originally was told to expect five patients, but later learned they would be receiving four.

 

[Henry2326]

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Just a reminder, not that anyone here was “wrong” but that we were all MISLED in believing that our government had completely contained those with the virus. That they kept the other US citizens safe as they brought them home.

I have lost all confidence in our governments response. They behaved just like China and Japan.

I get it, they aren’t prepared but they don’t want panic. But they lied.

I swear if I were a conspiracy nut, I’d think they are timing this for the elections and/or for population control. Take your pick there are plenty of other theories flying about

I can see why the CDC was furious- on different levels.
@IceIce9 - hey you were right.

I was never convinced......people act in very similar ways. This is not a containable situation.
And, the US has more medical resources than other countries but it will be a similar situation because those resources are already taxed out.
Right now, they are trying to postpone mass panic and/or total social upheaval, because the next step would be military control.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

500 Chinese prisoners infected with Covid-19

The director of Wuhan Women’s Prison has been removed from her position, according to the Hubei Daily, where it’s believed 230 inmates have tested positive for Covid-19.

Another 41 prisoners in Shayang Hanjin prison, also tested positive.

The Global Times has reported on new cases in prisons in two other provinces (202 in Shandong, 28 in Zejiang).

... adds up to 500 new cases in prisons across three provinces.

Coronavirus: China prisons report 500 cases, as virus spreads in South Korea – live updates

It's probably been running rampant for some time, but prisoner testing was low on the priority list iykwim

 

[Henry2326]

I’m with you. The other passengers were exposed. And then they were sent home.
Are they incubating? Spreading it in their communities? It’s worse over there sure.
And we knew it. We knew the mistakes that were made. Our government assured everyone that the patients were in special box, separated from other citizens. This is exactly how it started in China. in Japan.

this is a story. (MOO)

Yes....that's the story. Her post, that I responded to, was which hospital they went to.
But......I don't feel this is the risk to the US. They are in isolation.....
The risk is the 7000+ that are supposedly self isolating......the genie is out of the box. Its only a matter of time and as you and I discussed yesterday, give it 2 months.

 

[Medstudies]

My understanding is the guy in the story is not one of the 13 send to Nebraska. He didn't test positive while in Japan, he only tested positive after arriving into the US.

It’s driving me crazy that I can’t find the story. He and his wife went on the cruise with another couple to celebrate his 60th birthday. And yep, he was sitting amongst the other passengers when he fell ill (IIRC)

 

[Medstudies]

Yes....that's the story. Her post, that I responded to, was which hospital they went to.

Yep! . This site is running really slow for me. And I missed your response. Thank you!

 

[dixiegirl1035]

I’m with you. The other passengers were exposed. And then they were sent home.
Are they incubating? Spreading it in their communities? It’s worse over there sure.
And we knew it. We knew the mistakes that were made. Our government assured everyone that the patients were in special box, separated from other citizens. This is exactly how it started in China. in Japan.

this is a story. (MOO)

I'm not sure that the government said it, just all of us and MSM assumed based on photos and then we went with it. Someone here found info and posted about the unit, and it appeared in that link that it was a three bed unit.

But I get where you are thinking and agree - the government knew "we" were misled.

 

[jjenny]

Here is the article. This guy in not in Nebraska, and there is no room for him in any nearby hospital. He is the one who got swabbed while leaving the ship, and test came back positive. So he didn't get infected on the plane, he was already infected when he left the ship, but he is not one of the 13 in Nebraska. Those were known positives allowed to fly on the same plane as the rest.
‘It’s an Absolute Joke’: Redwood City Man Blasts CDC After Contracting Coronavirus

 

[jjenny]

I thought he said that there wasn't a hospital close-by to take him, and he was instead flown on to the hospital in Nebraska? That is one of the three best places with proper highly-infectious disease centers in the USA.

I agree about the question of what's going to happen as far as hospitalisation of patients IF there are outbreaks outside China with numbers infected similar to those in Wuhan. Surely patients will have to go into other hospitals that will just have to rig up the best infection control situation that they can with what they have. I imagine most would set up a floor or wing as their Covid-19 unit, and staff would change into/out of PPE when going onto or from that floor or wing in the same way they would if it was a proper negative pressure unit. They'd have to make sure that floor didn't have shared ventilation with the rest of the hospital.

I think it was in one of the early Dr Campbell videos that it was suggested that operating theatres normally operate with positive air pressure and they might have to switch from that as part of a different outlook on infection control.

I don't know how HEPA units run in hospitals, but maybe they could bring in room-based units?

Nope. He is not one of the 13 flown to Nebraska. He only tested positive after arriving into the US. At the time of the story he was told he was positive, but there were no nearby hospital to take him, so he had no clue where he was going to go.
‘It’s an Absolute Joke’: Redwood City Man Blasts CDC After Contracting Coronavirus

 

[dixiegirl1035]

4 coronavirus patients arrive at Spokane hospital for treatment in specialized unit

Four patients who have tested positive for the coronavirus have arrived at Spokane's Sacred Heart Medical Center for treatment because the hospital is one of only 10 in the nation with secure airborne infection isolation rooms.

Health officials say the patients with the COVID-19 virus are all U.S. citizens who are arriving from Travis Air Force Base in California. It wasn't immediately made clear where the four were infected.

The hospital originally was told to expect five patients, but later learned they would be receiving four.

What? Only 10 in the nation that have secure airborne infection isolation rooms. Ok sleuthers, is there a list of those 10 . Asking for a friend.

US hospitals prepare for COVID-19 amid uncertainty