The research was conducted in part when older variants of the coronavirus were spreading. Other factors may have influenced the conclusions. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Viruses”
Is It Covid? The Flu? RSV? New Yorkers Are Sick of Being Sick.
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2022
New Yorkers are contending with a bewildering and miserable mix of symptoms as Covid, flu, R.S.V. and various mystery illnesses circulate. Source: New York Times
New Yorkers Urged to Wear Masks Indoors as Covid, Flu and RSV Cases Rise
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2022
An increase in Covid, flu and R.S.V. cases prompted city health officials on Friday to tell residents to wear high-quality masks indoors and in crowded outdoor settings. Source: New York Times
Covid, Flu and RSV Are Increasing Hospitalizations in NYC
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2022
New Yorkers are falling ill with new variants of Covid and old illnesses like flu and RSV that masking and other precautions once held at bay. Source: New York Times
Hochul Declares Polio State of Emergency for New York
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2022
The virus has now been detected in a Nassau County wastewater sample, officials said. Source: New York Times
This Is Not the Monkeypox That Doctors Thought They Knew
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2022
The patients turning up at clinics often have a range of symptoms that are not typical of the infection. Some of the infected seem to have no symptoms at all. Source: New York Times
A Child Has Monkeypox in New York City, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2022
Federal officials are “cautiously optimistic” as monkeypox cases decline, even as health officials announced the first pediatric case in New York City. Source: New York Times
Why Experts Want to Rename Monkeypox
By Gotham Rex on August 23, 2022
Public health researchers say the term evokes racist stereotypes, reinforces offensive tropes about Africa and abets stigmatization that can prevent people from seeking care. Source: New York Times
What to Know About the West Nile Virus in New York City
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2022
The city recorded its highest number of infected mosquitoes at 1,068 positive pools across the five boroughs compared to 779 at this time last year, according to the health department. Source: New York Times
Polio May Have Been Spreading in New York Since April
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
A new study from the C.D.C. provides more details about a polio case detected in New York last month, and suggests the virus has been spreading elsewhere for a year. Source: New York Times
Polio Has Been Detected in New York City Wastewater, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on August 12, 2022
The detection of the virus in the city’s sewage suggests it is circulating there, Health Department officials said. Source: New York Times
Why Monkeypox Vaccine Shortage May Threaten the Immunocompromised
By Gotham Rex on August 5, 2022
People with H.I.V. and other immune-system problems may need the full two-dose regimen, researchers say. But the shots, particularly second doses, are hard to come by. Source: New York Times
In Monkeypox, Gay Men Confront a Crisis With Echoes of the Past
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2022
Monkeypox has sparked frustration and anxiety among gay and bisexual men in New York, who remember mistakes and discrimination during the early years of the AIDS crisis. Source: New York Times
W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2022
There have been more than 16,000 cases in 75 countries, overwhelmingly among men who have sex with men. Source: New York Times
First Polio Case in Nearly a Decade Is Detected in New York State
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2022
A man who lives in Rockland County was infected by someone who received the oral polio vaccine, which is no longer used in the United States, officials said. Source: New York Times