Dr. Howard Smith Reports

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The CPSC and Lidl US have recalled the Silvercrest Bread Maker.  The appliance lid may become energized leading to an electric shock. If you have this device, unplug it.  You may return the device at a Lidl US store in VA, NC, SC, MD, GA, DE, PA, NJ, or NY.  For more information, call the company at 1-844-747-5435.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Lidl-US-Recalls-Silvercrest-Bread-Makers-Due-to-Electric-Shock-Hazard

#recall #breadmaker #lidl #shock

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/1Ewgh7960eA

The CPSC and Lidl US have recalled the Silvercrest Bread Maker.  The appliance lid may become energized leading to an electric shock. If you have this device, unplug it.  You may return the device at a Lidl US store in VA, NC, SC, MD, GA, DE, PA, NJ, or NY.  For more information, call the company at 1-844-747-5435.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2020/Lidl-US-Recalls-Silvercrest-Bread-Makers-Due-to-Electric-Shock-Hazard

#recall #breadmaker #lidl #shock

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/wF60DbdWpDE

CoVid virus is primarily spread by virus riding in mist aerosols rather than in droplets.  Harvard epidemiologists draw this conclusion from their study of transmission onboard a Diamond Princess Cruise ship.

The researchers analyzed 132 individual episodes of viral spread and found that large respiratory droplets were responsible about 40% of the time while aerosols transmitted the virus in nearly 60%.  Overall, 70% of transmission occurred through the air while only 30% of spread occurs via surfaces.

Bottom line: mask up to block droplets and aerosols.  Use or make masks with 3 layers of high thread count cotton or, better yet, N95, KN95, FFP2, or HEPA H13-14 filters.  Also distance and wash.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.13.20153049v1.full.pdf

#covid #aerosol #droplets #fomites #cruises

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/wF60DbdWpDE

CoVid virus is primarily spread by virus riding in mist aerosols rather than in droplets.  Harvard epidemiologists draw this conclusion from their study of transmission onboard a Diamond Princess Cruise ship.

The researchers analyzed 132 individual episodes of viral spread and found that large respiratory droplets were responsible about 40% of the time while aerosols transmitted the virus in nearly 60%.  Overall, 70% of transmission occurred through the air while only 30% of spread occurs via surfaces.

Bottom line: mask up to block droplets and aerosols.  Use or make masks with 3 layers of high thread count cotton or, better yet, N95, KN95, FFP2, or HEPA H13-14 filters.  Also distance and wash.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.13.20153049v1.full.pdf

#covid #aerosol #droplets #fomites #cruises

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A group of trained Australian dogs can sniff out CoVid-infected persons with excellent and sometimes 100% accuracy.  These highly-trained canines are part of an international program coordinated by France’s National Veterinary School.

The animals are conditioned to detect characteristic odors emanating from the respiratory tracts of CoVid-infected persons using the same protocols used for explosive-detection training.  This work seems perfectly safe for dogs as they are resistant to CoVd-19 infection.

Cohorts of such trained animals will be deployed in airports, mass transit stations, and even in schools to permit instantaneous detection of CoVid-infected persons.  CoVid infection will be confirmed by standard viral testing.

https://www.newswise.com/coronavirus/covid-19-dogs-could-be-sniffing-out-cases-in-months/?article_id=735562

#covid #dogs #screening

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/BUzAQyrnQ2c

A group of trained Australian dogs can sniff out CoVid-infected persons with excellent and sometimes 100% accuracy.  These highly-trained canines are part of an international program coordinated by France’s National Veterinary School.

The animals are conditioned to detect characteristic odors emanating from the respiratory tracts of CoVid-infected persons using the same protocols used for explosive-detection training.  This work seems perfectly safe for dogs as they are resistant to CoVd-19 infection.

Cohorts of such trained animals will be deployed in airports, mass transit stations, and even in schools to permit instantaneous detection of CoVid-infected persons.  CoVid infection will be confirmed by standard viral testing.

https://www.newswise.com/coronavirus/covid-19-dogs-could-be-sniffing-out-cases-in-months/?article_id=735562

#covid #dogs #screening

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Children younger than 5 years with an active COVID infection have from 10 to 100 times more virus in their noses and throats compared with older children and adults.  This the conclusion of studies at Northwestern and Chicago’s Lurie Children’s Hospital of 145 CoVid-infected individuals of various ages.

The investigators indicate that young children could very well be important sources of CoVid spread within their own families and in the general population.  Older children appear to be no more infectious virus than do adults.

Children in day care and pre-school should be carefully monitored for COVID infection, and those adults and kids in most vulnerable categories must stay away from them.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2768952

#covid #toddlers #children #superspreaders

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/ldB3GMmDeP4

Children younger than 5 years with an active COVID infection have from 10 to 100 times more virus in their noses and throats compared with older children and adults.  This the conclusion of studies at Northwestern and Chicago’s Lurie Children’s Hospital of 145 CoVid-infected individuals of various ages.

The investigators indicate that young children could very well be important sources of CoVid spread within their own families and in the general population.  Older children appear to be no more infectious virus than do adults.

Children in day care and pre-school should be carefully monitored for COVID infection, and those adults and kids in most vulnerable categories must stay away from them.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2768952

#covid #toddlers #children #superspreaders

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/H2aYiqRdCC0

If you make a mask, put at least 2 layers and ideally 3 in that mask.  Australian researchers make that recommendation after high speed photographic studies of aerosols emanating from a subject through masks of various constructions.

The investigators used cotton fabric with a thread count of 170 to create one and two layered masks to compare with a 3 layered surgical mask.  The visual recording system captured still and video images while the healthy subject was speaking, coughing, and sneezing.

The single layered mask reduced aerosol spread with speaking and coughing but not with sneezing.  The 2 layered mask was better but not as good as the 3 layer surgical mask.

https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2020/07/24/thoraxjnl-2020-215748

#covid #mask #cotton #surgicalmask

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/H2aYiqRdCC0

If you make a mask, put at least 2 layers and ideally 3 in that mask.  Australian researchers make that recommendation after high speed photographic studies of aerosols emanating from a subject through masks of various constructions.

The investigators used cotton fabric with a thread count of 170 to create one and two layered masks to compare with a 3 layered surgical mask.  The visual recording system captured still and video images while the healthy subject was speaking, coughing, and sneezing.

The single layered mask reduced aerosol spread with speaking and coughing but not with sneezing.  The 2 layered mask was better but not as good as the 3 layer surgical mask.

https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2020/07/24/thoraxjnl-2020-215748

#covid #mask #cotton #surgicalmask