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 …
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 …
Can someone who had COVID-19 and recovered still spread it to others? Anika H Ahmed, MD October 2020 This is a particularly important question and crucial to the well-being of the patient recovering from COVID-19 as well as the people around the patient. Scientifically there are two ways of handling this scenario. The first method …
How long can COVID-19 live on cardboard boxes? Anika H. Ahmed, MD Cardboard boxes commonly used for packing and shipping goods are prepared by pressing together two moist sheets of paper, usually cellulose pulp obtained from wood or grasses and dried into various sizes of flexible sheets. It is much thicker than paper and can …
How is COVID-19 Different from the Coronavirus? Anika H Ahmed, MD Coronavirus is an interesting name to give to a virus. Corona means ‘Crown’. Coronavirus is a family of viruses named as such because it looks like a crown under a microscope. Its surface has multiple spikes all over that helps it stick to various …
