COVID

Seattle is at risk for explosive coronavirus growth

Conditions

March 4, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak in the Seattle area is at a critical juncture and could see explosive growth in cases much like Wuhan, China, if public officials don’t take immediate, forceful measures, according to a new analysis of genetic data. The author of the analysis, a computational biologist named Trevor Bedford, said there are likely already at …

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A physician’s chilling COVID-19 diagnostic journey

Timothy Hlavinka, MD

Conditions

March 3, 2020

We watched as the new viral outbreak happened in a remote place in China, wondering if this would be a quick flameout or if Mother Nature would again exert her majesty on us mortals.

My associate, Madilyn, and I watched with more interest, knowing that her sister was in South Korea teaching English. She was due to return in late February, …

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COVID-19 and coronavirus FAQs

Molly Walker

Conditions

March 1, 2020

A case study seemed to confirm the presence of asymptomatic transmission within China, where a woman was afebrile with no chest CT abnormalities or laboratory abnormalities. She did not develop the virus, while five of her relatives did.

An earlier report out of Germany found a woman traveling to Germany from China with …

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