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Influenza viruses can spread through the air onto dust, fibers and other microscopic particles, according to new research from the University of California, Davis and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai. The findings, with implicit implications for coronavirus and influenza transmission, will be published today (August 18, 2020) …

Florida added 2,678 new coronavirus infections and 87 new deaths on Monday – the largest daily dip in both metrics in two months. Gov. Ron DeSantis noted the decline in numbers during a press conference in Panama City Beach Monday morning, saying they have been “trending in the right direction …

It followed the 122 strong crew of a fishing boat working in the Pacific off the coast of Seattle, Washington. All were tested for both antibodies and the virus before and after. An outbreak occurred on the ship and 104 people were infected – an attack rate of 85 percent. …

There are still so many that we do not know. The coronavirus of 2020 and Spanish flu of 1918 are two highly contagious respiratory diseases that spread across the world for months, and did not miss vaccines when they first occurred. People could not understand why they influenced some people …

The proportion of people under the age of 50 infected with the coronavirus is growing worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. “The epidemic is changing,” WHO’s Western Pacific regional director, Takeshi Kasai, told a virtual briefing. “People in their 20s, 30s and 40s are increasingly driving the spread.” He …