Category: COVID-19
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Literature Review: COVID-19 and Eye Diseases
Table of Contents Prevalence and Examples of Ocular Manifestations Pathogenic Mechanisms Implications for Research and Clinical Practice Conclusion References The spread of coronavirus disease that originated in Wuhan, China, led to a global pandemic affecting people in different ways. COVID-19 causes pulmonary problems and impacts other systems of the human body, including cardiovascular/circulatory, digestive, immune,…
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Covid-19 Effects on Treatment-Seeking Veterans
The article under analysis is a scientific paper, The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on treatment-seeking veterans in the United Kingdom with preexisting mental health difficulties: a longitudinal study, that describes a research conducted by Hendrikx et al. (2021, p. 1). The authors address the impact of the pandemic on the mental health of veterans…
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Largest Epidemiological Study of COVID-19
The research that is believed to be the largest epidemiological study of Covid-19 was conducted in two Indian states, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and has revealed several important findings. Although it did involve a large number of confirmed Covid-19 cases, the study only examined cases and traced contacts in India, and this factor can…
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COVID-19 Impact on New York State Population
The COVID-19 pandemic has been described as an unexpected occurrence that has affected many social and economic systems globally. However, the impact of the pandemic has not been felt equally by different communities. According to Reyes (2020), African Americans have been more affected by COVID-19 than other communities in the U.S. social identities influence social…
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COVID-19 Debate: Masks for Vaccinated
Introduction COVID-19 is a global problem that medical professionals and government officials have been trying to control for the sake of the general populations health and livelihood. The initial efforts were implementing the policies and requests for wearing masks and other protective gear that would minimize the risk of infection and transition. However, the development…
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COVID-19 Contact Tracing Application in Qatar
The study aimed at analyzing the publics attitude towards EHTERAZ using a mixed-method approach. Mixed method research is a study that employs both qualitative and quantitative methods to answer the research questions (Anguera et al., 2018). Researchers utilize mixed-method approaches to validate qualitative findings using quantitative methods, explore quantitative results, augment quantitative data using qualitative…
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The Immune System Fighting Off COVID-19
Introduction In the article How the bodys immune system tries to fight off COVID-19, Healey (2022) discusses which processes happen in human bodies that naturally help them to fight against various threats, including coronavirus. In this regard, the author argues that each individual has three defense layers, namely skin, B and natural killer cells, and…
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Ineffective COVID-19 Vaccination in Afro-Americans
Table of Contents Introduction Current COVID-19 State The Tuskegee Study Possible Solution Conclusion References Introduction The U.S. government and the healthcare department need to understand African Americans history with the U.S. healthcare sector to ploy better intervention strategies. Many Blacks lack trust in the U.S. medical unit due to its past encounters with the race,…
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Global Pandemic of COVID-19 From an Epidemiological Perspective
In 2020, humanity faced one of the most dangerous threats as SARS-CoV-2 spread worldwide, causing the pandemic with victims, national lockdowns, and continuous uncertainty. In the United States alone, more than 33 million cases of COVID-19 led to 598 thousand of deaths (CDC, 2021a). The healthcare crisis forced the nation to adopt emergency measures such…
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On Attending a Conference About COVID-19
Table of Contents Overview Problem Solution Opportunity Program Competencies Addressed References Overview The scholarly activity that I participated in presented a conference about COVID-19. Namely, it was the Precision Medicine World Conference in June 2020 that covered various topics concerning the pandemic situation. The event was performed in virtual form so that multiple people could…