by INT Admin | May 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dr. Julius Lutwama comments on the rapid variations emerging in the COVID-19 outbreak. Read the story by Tonny Abet published in the Monitor
by INT Admin | May 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
The word epidemic comes from the Latin term “epi demos,” meaning “upon people.” Just having an infectious pathogen is not enough to cause an epidemic. In public health, we talk about three key parts of an “epidemiologic triangle” that must come together to cause an...
by INT Admin | May 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
There is no such thing as a risk-free life. Every time we turn the key in the ignition and back out of the driveway, we could be involved in a deadly car accident, but we drive anyway because we take steps to mitigate that risk. We perform routine maintenance (change...
by INT Admin | May 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Most reports about COVID-19 from around the world have shown that children develop less severe disease and are at very low risk of death. Now come reports, originally from Europe and then New York about a new phenomenon in children. Currently dubbed the “inflammatory...
by INT Admin | May 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
On May 6, we began celebrating National Nurses Week, which culminates on May 12, International Nurses Day. Florence Nightingale, who helped to shine a light on nursing with her organization and training of care for the soldiers in the Crimean War, would likely be...
