How can I stay safe when I go back to work? Anika H. Ahmed, MD After a prolonged self-quarantine, lockdown, and at times, isolation, everyone wants to get back to work to revive the economy and come back to a normal pre-COVID-19 routine. However, the harsh reality is that life will never be the same. …
What should I do if I need to travel for work or in an emergency? Anika H. Ahmed, MD A major risk factor of cross infection is always there while travelling, especially in air travel when one is confined to a small space in an airplane. This risk factor is markedly increased during the COVID-19 …
How do you know if you should self-quarantine? Anika H Ahmed, MD One term that a patient does not like hearing from a physician is ‘self-quarantine’ because it means a total change of lifestyle. Focusing on infectious communicable diseases most of my life, I have spent 25 years explaining to my patients why a self-quarantine …
How can I prevent the rest of my family from getting sick if someone in my home gets COVID-19? Anika H. Ahmed, MD During a pandemic it is pretty common to see one or more family members get sick in a household. So far, a pattern seen in the pandemic of COVID-19 is that one …
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What if you are not able to take Acetaminophen and you have a fever due to COVID-19? Anika H. Ahmed, MD During the pandemic of COVID-19, the first analgesic to disappear off the shelves in major pharmacies and grocery stores was Tylenol. Acetaminophen, popularly available as Tylenol, Nyquil, Alka-Seltzer Plus, Sudafed and many more, is …
How can I get a COVID-19 test? Anika H. Ahmed, MD Being a physician working in public health for more than 25 years, I fully appreciate the importance of testing and the management that follows from the results of a particular test. With the COVID-19 pandemic in full swing, there is a national emergency with …
How does the US manage its food supply during COVID-19? Anika H. Ahmed, MD August 2020 The massive pandemic of COVID-19 started from China and spread like a wave across the globe, infecting humans, shaking economies, crippling businesses, and shutting down operations in all commercial locations, forcing people to stay in quarantine and isolation. With …
How does the US manage its food supply during COVID-19? Anika H. Ahmed, MD The massive pandemic of COVID-19 started from China and spread like a wave across the globe, infecting humans, shaking economies, crippling businesses, and shutting down operations in all commercial locations, forcing people to stay in quarantine and isolation. With the start …
Can my pets spread COVID-19? Anika H. Ahmed MD Pets are loved members of many households and need to be cared for. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there is concern for humans as well as animals. Ongoing clinical trials, research, limited available information, and data collected about the novel Coronavirus causing COVID-19 indicate that pets …
What underlying conditions should I be worried about with COVID-19? Anika H. Ahmed, MD Being a physician dealing with infectious communicable diseases throughout my career, I find it particularly challenging to establish the main risk factors involved in causing an infection. Like other infectious communicable diseases, COVID-19 also poses this challenge. COVID-19 is a novel …
