Infectious Diseases - August 2020 Archives

From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was known that the disease affected the lungs. But some of the most severe damage to the ...

Getting a flu shot often protects you from coming down with the flu. And although the flu shot doesn't always provide total protection, it's worth ...

Health care workers across the country have been on the front lines fighting the coronavirus for more than six months. COVID-19 has presented extraordinary challenges ...

Wearing a face mask is one important intervention to decrease the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as other ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, new information about the disease is discovered on a weekly basis and it can be hard to keep up. On the Mayo ...

Social distancing is hard on kids. Understand how to help your child deal with loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic. ___________________________________ Up until late 2019, most kids spent ...

ROCHESTER, Minn.  — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized emergency use of convalescent plasma and the national Expanded Access Program (EAP) for convalescent plasma ...

Until a vaccine is developed, public health measures are the best defense against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. These measures include masking, hand hygiene and ...

With winter fast approaching, many are wondering how COVID-19 will affect the 2020–2021 influenza season. Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and director of ...

Mosquito bites are the itchy bumps that appear after mosquitoes use their mouthparts to puncture your skin and feed on your blood. The bump usually ...

I've heard several drugs mentioned as possible treatments for COVID-19. What are they and how do they work? Answer: Although there is no product approved by ...

Frequent hand-washing remains the best defense against the spread of viruses, including influenza and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. But to be effective, it ...