TRANSMISSION OF SARS‐COV‐2 FROM HUMANS TO A 16‐YEAR‐OLD DOMESTIC CAT WITH COMORBIDITIES IN PENNSYLVANIA, USA

Transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 from humans to a 16‐year‐old domestic cat with comorbidities in Pennsylvania, USA

Abstract Background and Objectives Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), besides causing human infection, has been shown to naturally infect several susceptible animal species including large cats (tigers, lions, pumas, spotted leopards), dogs, cats, ferrets, gorillas and minks.Cats and minks are continuing to be the mos

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Personal health records in the preclinical medical curriculum: modeling student responses in a simple educational environment utilizing Google Health

Abstract Background Various problems concerning the introduction of personal health records in everyday healthcare practice are reported to be associated with physicians’ unfamiliarity with systematic means of electronically collecting health information about their patients (e.g.electronic health records - EHRs).Such barriers may further prevent

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Misinformation and the US Ebola communication crisis: analyzing the veracity and content of social media messages related to a fear-inducing infectious disease outbreak

Abstract Background The Ebola communication crisis of 2014 generated widespread fear and attention among Western news media, social media users, and members of the United States (US) public.Health communicators need more information on misinformation and the social media environment during a fear-inducing disease outbreak to improve communication p

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