Infectious Diseases
News
CDC adds then retracts aerosols as main COVID-19 mode of transmission
WHO has long stated that coronavirus is spread mainly by droplets that, once expelled by coughs and sneezes of infected people, fall quickly to...
Opinion
A teen girl presents with a pinkish-red bump on her right leg
What presents as a pinkish-red, exophytic nodule, approximately 1 cm diameter with a central crust?
Feature
Many Americans still concerned about access to health care
More than 50% of adults surveyed in August said they were worried about being able to receive care during the pandemic.
Opinion
2020-2021 respiratory viral season: Onset, presentations, and testing likely to differ in pandemic
Expect variations on the traditional parade of seasonal respiratory viruses, with increased numbers of coinfections.
Commentary
COVID-19 and the psychological side effects of PPE
If health care workers cannot tolerate PPE, use desensitization- and anxiety-reducing techniques to help them. said Dr. Elspeth Cameron Ritchie....
Latest News
Tough to tell COVID from smoke inhalation symptoms — And flu season’s coming
“Any time someone comes in with even some of those symptoms, we ask ourselves, ‘Is it COVID?’ At the end of the day, clinically speaking, I still...
From the Journals
Worry over family, friends the main driver of COVID-19 stress
"We were a little surprised to see that people were more concerned about others than about themselves," said Dr. Ran Barzilay.
Commentary
Use of 3D Technology to Support Dermatologists Returning to Practice Amid COVID-19
3-Dimensional imaging and printing technologies can be harnessed to create face coverings and face shields for the dermatology outpatient setting...
Environmental Dermatology
What’s Eating You? Oriental Rat Flea (Xenopsylla cheopis)
The oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) is an ectoparasite of small mammals and a vector of many diseases for which humans are...
Tips
Approximation of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Volume Using a Toothpaste Cap
Physicians and the general public may be underusing alcohol-based hand sanitizers based on the false perception that they are damaging to the skin...
From the Journals
Social distancing impacts other infectious diseases
Social distancing had a significant impact on each of the 12 commonly diagnosed infectious diseases analyzed.