CoronaVirus - What's The Truth? - Behind The Headlines - Part 1

The CoronaVirus has gripped the headlines, and if you listen to the daily news, you'd feel the world was coming to an end. As a scientist and a GP, I've been a little irritated at what I can only describe as fear-mongering.

Yes, the Wuhan Virus is causing deaths and is an international medical problem, but what is the SCIENCE? What about the facts behind the virus?

I've teamed up with Dr Ravi Gowda an Infectious Disease Consultant to get the true information behind the virus outbreak. What it means for you and I, and most importantly puts things into context.

This is the introduction to two longer videos, all designed to help you understand what is going on!

#Coronavirus #goodscience #health

BruceBlaus - flu virus
Mosquito - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Muhammad_Mahdi_Karim
TB - cdc TB. Credit: Charles Farmer, 1963, courtesy of CDC

Malaria - http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.0030192

MERS - Maureen Metcalfe/Cynthia Goldsmith/Azaibi Tamin - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/photos.html

Droplet spread - James Gathany - CDC Public Health Image library ID 11162

FACE MASK - Artur Bergman - CPMC Surgery

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

SARS - cdc https://www.cdc.gov/dotw/sars/index.html

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00:00 - Introduction
01:11 - Overview of the Coronavirus Situation
02:00 - Background of Guest Expert Dr. Ravi Gowda
04:10 - Transition to the Travel Clinic with Dr. Gowda
04:55 - Understanding the Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19
06:21 - Contagiousness and Transmission of the Coronavirus
07:59 - The Effectiveness of Masks in Preventing Virus Spread
10:00 - Comparing the Coronavirus to Influenza
12:00 - The Real Risk of the Coronavirus and Importance of Flu Vaccination
15:35 - Misconceptions About the Flu Vaccine
17:00 - Conclusion