Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead for Covid-19 at the World Health Organization (WHO), confirmed the agency was looking at the theory the bug could be spread via the air. The possibility of airborne transmission – especially in crowded,…
Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead for Covid-19 at the World Health Organization (WHO), confirmed the agency was looking at the theory the bug could be spread via the air. The possibility of airborne transmission – especially in crowded,…
What is herd immunity? I’m Dr. Frita. I’m a triple board-certified medical doctor, and today we’re going to discuss herd immunity. Imagine if a community or a herd of healthy people are introduced to an infectious disease. If all the…
By sequencing viral RNA and comparing mutations, scientists are able to track the spread of diseases like COVID-19 over time. This video explains the concepts of RNA mutations and next-generation sequencing, a technology used to quickly read a genome. Hope…