Did they have to cancel all the sports to give us the play-by-olay on the Corona Virus?

I didn't think I would miss sports so much. I mean you can't help liking them if you are in Boston, or, New York, or Kansas or Texas, or wherever your favorite team(s) are.

But, the play-by-play on the Corona virus is surely panicking people more than need be.

We need to learn more science as a nation to not panick.

The good news is, "PEOPLE ARE NOW WASHING THEIR HANDS AFTER THEY GO TO THE BATHROOM.'

This hand-washing action alone will help reduce disease. More on that has been posted other places in the blog (https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2008/06/c-diff-epidemic-in-usa-and-europe-hits.html  &  https://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2012/06/update-from-personal-contact-wash-your.html).

We do need more science applied. For example, when you have some unknown condition, do not bring it into airports all over the country...California, Texas, New York, Stewart...  Keep that unknown in one place until you know what it is.

And using a quarantine is not treating people like lepers. Quarantine is used to prevent spread of disease. But quarantine the ill and those they have seen until we get a handle on controlling the disease., Don't lock down whole cities Too many people will go out of business while other people may be able to gain control of so much more.

Let's look at a few videos on the Corona virus, Watch them and reflect on them. Use these videos to bounce increase your microbiology and virology knowledge base, Expand from there.

If you have been reading my blog for a while, you know I am about getting you to think more deeply about science topics and to be able to formulate opinions and decisions based on data and research.  This post is no different.  Watch the vidos, jot down your ideas. Post your comments and questions. Have fun. and, oh, yes... Wash your hands with soap and water while singing your favorite song twice, (If you don't have a favorite song, use happy birthday.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC4s6-8De_o
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoGNARwjpPc&feature=youtu.be
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Note: I added a Reddit link as well for you to peruse the global news on Covid-19 rapidly:  https://www.reddit.com/t/coronavirus/.


Watch. Read. Share your ideas. Ask questions. Join a discussion.

Today's In the News is on Hand-Washing...

Reflection... Comment on today's article (See the article in the left-hand column or quoted at the end of this post.)

Think about your hand-washing habits. Are you washing your hands more often? Do you know how antibacterial soaps and detergents create super germs?

Do you know plain old-fashioned bar soap kills some of the super germs better than the alcohol foam type cleaners? Did you go to the CDC Website?

Check out an earlier post on some related information: http://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2010/05/aseptique-technique-preventing-or.html

Here's a quote from that post:

http://read-about-it.blogspot.com/2010/05/aseptique-technique-preventing-or.html

(I quoted the news article here because it changes every day in the left-hand column.)

In the News:
More Americans Washing Their Hands
Researchers who secretly spied on more than 6,000 adults using public restrooms in several major US cities say that more Americans are now washing their hands after using the bathroom. While combing their hair and pretending to apply makeup, these "spies" observed 85 percent of public restroom users washing their hands, an 8 percent increase from a 2007 survey and the highest recorded rate since these surveys began in 1996. Men lagged behind women, with 23 percent neglecting to wash their hands as compared to just 7 percent. More .

Grant for Research in Liberia

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Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	669-10-001
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	Oct 09, 2009
Creation Date:	Oct 09, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 24, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 24, 2009
Archive Date:	Dec 24, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:	01
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$10,500,000
Award Ceiling:	$10,500,000
Award Floor:	$3,000,000
CFDA Number(s):	98.001 -- USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

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