Dr George Christos

covid19 & other Infectious diseases

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  • First deaths from monkeypox reported. 5 dead ??

    First deaths from monkeypox reported. 5 dead ??

    While the numbers of monkeypox infections have been growing steadily, their doubling time has extended a bit too. It doubles every 12 days or so now. When it first appeared in was doubling every 3 or 4 days but quarantine, isolation, knowledge about spread and symptoms, and use of some drugs has slowed it down.…

  • Malburg cases in Ghana. CFR 90%

    Malburg cases in Ghana. CFR 90%

    The Malburg virus, which is in the ebole family. These are marked by severe bleeding (haemorrhage), organ failure and, in many cases, death. These viruses are native to Africa, where sporadic outbreaks have occurred for decades. As noted above, Malburg recently flared up in Guinea in Africa. It has a case fatality rate (CFR) or death rate…