Monkeypox: What You Need to Know

Monkeypox rash on hands. Image courtesy of the CDC. 2022

On July 23, the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency for the second time in two years.  This time, it’s for the monkeypox virus. The virus is endemic and found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. Any cases outside of… Continue reading Monkeypox: What You Need to Know

Coronavirus Update: COVID-19 Modeling & General-Use Face Masks

Julia Greenwood, RD, LDN, Clinical Nutrition Manager, Vidant Duplin Hospital dons a surgical mask. Although there is a shortage of PPE supplies at healthcare systems across the US, experts are advocating faces masks to be worn for essential employees.

COVID-19 Modeling & Projections One of the only constants of the COVID-19 pandemic is how often data and projections are changing. This is frustrating for our society, as there is a collective overwhelming desire to know when the US will hit its peak of cases, and when life can resume normalcy, and those timelines seem… Continue reading Coronavirus Update: COVID-19 Modeling & General-Use Face Masks

Coronavirus Update: Fifth Confirmed Case in the US

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the 5th case of the 2019-nCoV in the United States.

The death toll in China from the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has skyrocketed to 81, and the case count has jumped to 3,000. On the heels of the latest numbers, China’s Health Minister, Ma Xiaowei announced yesterday that the virus can be spread before a person shows symptoms, indicating that the virus is more contagious than originally… Continue reading Coronavirus Update: Fifth Confirmed Case in the US

Coronavirus Update: Travel Advisory Warnings in China

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has raised the Travel Advisory Warning to Level 3 (Avoid Nonessential Travel) to Wuhan City, China, due to the ongoing outbreak of the novel respiratory coronavirus known as 2019-nCoV. As part of the Chinese Emergency Preparedness Plan, officials have closed transport in and out of Wuhan, including… Continue reading Coronavirus Update: Travel Advisory Warnings in China