DECRYPTION – Recent studies tend to confirm the existence of acquired immunity against SARS-CoV-2. –A photo taken in March 2020, in Paris, shows two women wearing a protective mask walking along the empty banks of the Seine. BERTRAND GUAY / AFP In a somewhat simplistic view of immunity, it would be enough to become infected … Read more
DECRYPTION – In Italy and Spain, there are even twice as many dead men as women. How to explain this difference? –(Illustrative photo.) 206162674 / sudok1 – stock.adobe.com The latest data in France on the Covid-19 epidemic confirms observations in the rest of the world: men are much more seriously affected than women by the … Read more
DECRYPTION – What makes the coronavirus responsible for Covid-19 so formidable is its invisible circulation. Any gesture can participate in the very rapid chain of transmission of the virus. –“The good thing to do is to imagine that you are already infected, and to do everything not to transmit it”, says Professor Graham Medley, British … Read more
Another increase in the number of infections in China and the first deaths to be deplored in the United States and Australia: the coronavirus epidemic continues to spread around the world. The epidemic is approaching 3,000 dead for more than 86,000 cases in sixty countries – including nearly 80,000 cases for 2,870 deaths in China. … Read more
A 78-year-old Italian is the first European to die after being infected with the new coronavirus in Italy, where part of the north of the country has barricaded himself since Friday February 21 after several cases of contamination. Another person died on the peninsula. The first patient had been hospitalized for ten days in Veneto, … Read more
A team of Chinese researchers has dissected the records of more than 72,000 patients. Eight out of ten patients are affected by mild forms, and the elderly or weakened are the main victims. –Workers in protective gear examine specimens inside a laboratory following an outbreak of the new coronavirus in Wuhan, China in early February. … Read more
Never harmless, seasonal flu is even less so in pregnant women, immunocompromised because of their condition, for which the consequences can be dramatic. “The flu can be much more severe, breathing difficulties take on proportions that are difficult to control, and a mother’s respiratory failure can have consequences for the fetus, indicates the Pr Yves … Read more
INTERVIEW – The head of the infectious diseases department at Bichat hospital believes that the fight against Covid-19 will allow the development of a vaccine against coronaviruses in general. –“Many people are afraid of vaccines, and that is nonsense. One of the reasons people don’t trust them is that they have been very effective. These … Read more
DECRYPTION – The most worrying hypothesis is that of “seasonal flu”, with a low mortality rate but a considerable number of infected people. –People wearing a preventive mask in Bangkok. Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS / Only one month has passed since China published the genetic portrait of the new coronavirus that appeared in the … Read more
REPORT – The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) brings together experts and doctors to monitor the progress of ongoing epidemics, including that of the coronavirus. Through Frédéric Faux –Every morning, a meeting of experts and doctors on the ongoing epidemics takes place at the Emergency Operations Center in Stockholm. European Center for … Read more