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December 21, 2022 KATHMANDU – The Dictionary of Epidemiology defines a pandemic as "an epidemic occurring worldwide or over a wide area, crossing international boundaries and usually affecting a large number of people." On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared SARS-CoV-2—the causative agent of Covid-19—a pandemic, after it spread to 114 countries across the globe and thousands of people lost their lives. At present, however, Covid-19 restrictions have been virtually lifted, and the deaths related to it have significantly reduced. Last week, on Friday, Nepal didn't record any Covid-19 cases. Such occurrences raise the question: Are we still living in a pandemic? Other pandemics In 1918, the influenza A H1N1 virus, dubbed Spanish flu, emerged. It is considered the most severe pandemic in history with an estimated 50 million deaths worldwide. Among the four waves of the Spanish flu pandemic, the second was the deadlie...

Annals of Medicine The Post-COVID "Immunity Gap" Continues to Pummel Pediatric Wards This year, a much larger cohort of kids—not just kids in the first winter of life but also older toddlers—are getting their first infections. Photograph by Christian Charisius / dpa / Getty  It's after 9 P.M ., and I'm with the pediatric night team in the children's emergency room at my hospital. We're admitting another toddler with a viral infection. The kid has the flu, or RSV, parainfluenza, rhinovirus, adenovirus, COVID , enterovirus, or some mix of multiple viruses—it hardly matters. She is coming into the hospital so that we can help her breathe. Tonight, as is the case in children's hospitals across the country, we don't have a room available in our ward for the new patient. She will stay in the emergency room overnight, but we pediatricians will take over her care so that the E.R. docs can focus on the other sick kids who continue to arrive. In recent ...

Abstract This study aims to identify a set of symptoms that could be predictive of SARS-CoV-2 cases in the triage of Primary Care services with the contribution of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) using Fuzzy Sets (fsQCA). A cross-sectional study was carried out in a Primary Health Care Unit/FIOCRUZ from 09/17/2020 to 05/05/2021. The study population was suspect cases that performed diagnostic tests for COVID-19. We collected information about the symptoms to identify which configurations are associated with positive and negative cases. For analysis, we used fsQCA to explain the outcomes "being a positive case" and "not being a positive case". The solution term "loss of taste or smell and no headache" showed the highest degree of association with the positive result (consistency = 0.81). The solution term "absence of loss of taste or smell combined with the absence of fever" showed the highest degree of association (consistency = 0,79) and ...

On average, the human body temperature is 98.6 degrees F. However, normal adult body temperatures range from 97 to 99. Your temperature can fluctuate and varies based on your age and the method used to measure your temperature. A fever is when your body temperature is higher than normal. Most healthcare providers consider a fever to be at 100.4 or higher. This article reviews normal human body temperature and fever based on age, how it varies with measurement methods, symptoms and at-home fever treatment, and when to call a healthcare provider. Geber86 / Getty Images Is 98.6 Degrees a Normal Temperature? The average human body temperature is 98.6. However, this is just an average and varies among people. Several factors can affect body temperature, including age, sex, and where on your body you take it.  Your baseline daily temperature is a good reference point, and everyone's unique. For example, your daily average temperature...