COVID-19 Resources Page: Hyperlinked Articles and Questions
COVID-19 Hyperlinked Articles with Key Points
Below is a summary of Key Points along with their hyperlinks.
I have also listed the questions which can be hyperlinked directly into the site
#1 COVID-19: Can a novel coronavirus epidemic be contained?
Key Points Addressed in Article
Introduction Information to the COVID-19 Outbreak
What are Coronaviruses? Other Examples of Significant Coronaviruses
Early Considerations and Risk of Transmission in the US
#2 COVID-19: Tips to Understanding the (Next) Pandemic
Key Points Addressed in Article
A review of Epidemiology
The Stages of an Outbreak
Ways to Begin thinking about protecting yourself from infection
#3 COVID-19: Prelude to a Pandemic
Key Points Addressed in Article
Definition of Case Fatality Rate (CFR)
Discussion of COVID-19 CFR from the Wuhan outbreak cases
Ways in which COVID-19 is spread, respiratory droplets, surface and fomite
Diagnostic modalities available for COVID-19, CT scan and PCR
#4 Pandemic COVID-19: Applying Early Lessons Learned
Key Points Addressed in Article
Challenges with Containment related to Transmission: cough, personal cloud
Challenges with Case Fatality Rates
Importance of Protecting High Risk Populations Including Healthcare Workers and Long-term care Residents
COVID-19 and Outbreak of Fear
#5 Patient Information: Protecting Yourself From Viral Infection (Including COVID-19)
Key Points Addressed in Article
What is Coronavirus?
How is COVID-19 spread?
How Can I prevent the spread or protect myself?
Can I get a viral infection after handling a package from someone who was infectious or that was delivered from a country where there is a high caseload?
What are the signs of symptoms of viruses, including COVID-19?
What should I do about my travel plans?
#6 Fear in the Age of Coronavirus: Reasons why COVID-19 is hitting our self-preservation nerve
Key Points Addressed in Article
Characteristics of COVID-19 disease that creates fear
#7 COVID-19: Amid the Rising Caseload in the United States, the Country Braces Itself
Key Points Addressed in Article
What does “flatten the curve mean?”
How is a virus like a natural disaster?
What are the features of social distancing?
What does a PCR mean and how sensitive is it?
What are the benefits of Scaling up Tests?
What other tests can be used?
#8 Covid-19: From Zoonotic Spillover to Host and Pathogen Interaction in Human Disease
Key Points Answered in this Article
What constitutes a spillover?
What are the contributing factors to an emerging infectious disease?
How does SARS-CoV-2 cause infection in human pneumocytes
What are the contributing factors to more severe disease.
Question/Topic List:
What are Coronaviruses? Other Examples of Significant Coronaviruses
Ways to Begin thinking about protecting yourself from infection
Ways in which COVID-19 is spread, respiratory droplets, surface and fomite
Diagnostic modalities available for COVID-19, CT scan and PCR
Challenges with Containment related to Transmission: cough, personal cloud
What are the signs of symptoms of viruses, including COVID-19?
What are the contributing factors to an emerging infectious disease?