Pandemic Ethics—How We Ought to Respond
Pandemic Ethics—How We Ought to Respond In this chapter, I plan to focus on four fundamental ethical questions that can apply not only to ethics during the COVID Era but…
PUBLIC HEALTH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
Psychological Impact of COVID-19 in Children, Young Adults, and Caregivers
Psychological Impact of COVID-19 in Children, Young Adults, and Caregivers This country has been a beacon to the world when it comes to their protection, and our society has always…
Psychosocial and Economic Impact of COVID-19—A Nation Under Siege
Psychosocial and Economic Impact of COVID-19—A Nation Under Siege SARS-CoV-2 has radically transformed our society not only because of widespread infections among people all over the globe but also due…
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2—The Long Haulers
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2—The Long Haulers The previous chapter focused on the pathology and symptomology of COVID-19 but purposely neglected to mention many of the neuropsychiatric symptoms…
Pathology—What We Knew and What We Know
Pathology—What We Knew and What We Know The pathology of COVID-19 has been the most perplexing aspect of the pandemic. In early 2020, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)…
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 This chapter includes an overview of the viral transmission and the phases of infection before providing specifics about SARS-CoV-2. Following the description of SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics, the…
History, Origin, Spread, and Virology of SARS-CoV-2
History, Origin, Spread, and Virology of SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) first emerged in China’s Hubei Province at the end of 2019. It quickly spread throughout the…
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) contribute to the majority of reportable communicable diseases worldwide. More than a million STIs are acquired every day worldwide, with an estimated 357 million new…
HIV Infection
Introduction Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the United States has evolved over the past three decades from an untreatable illness that predictably led to death to a chronic disease…
Bacteremia
What Is Bacteremia? Human blood is supposed to be a sterile environment. Bacteremia is defined as the presence and detection of bacteria in blood. The body has several defense mechanisms…
