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Nipah-long to the library to learn about encephalitis

26/6/2020

 
“What antibiotics should we start for Nipah Virus?” asked the newly qualified Doctor.
 
The Microbiologist nearly fell off his chair.
 
“What?! Nipah Virus? Who the heck do you think has Nipah Virus?” exclaimed the Microbiologist.
 
“I have a patient with a headache and confusion and I’ve been reading about the causes of encephalitis and want to treat them in case it is Nipah Virus” the Doctor replied.
 
The Microbiologist muttered to himself… the only one confused here was surely this Doctor… why did this always happen on a Friday… I’m the only one with a headache…
 
“Has the patient travelled? Have they had any contact with animals? Have they been in contact with anyone else unwell?” asked the Microbiologist.
 
“Well no, but Nipah Virus can cause encephalitis so we should rule it out at least” said the Doctor defensively.
 
The Microbiologist sighed, “let me tell you a bit about Nipah virus….”
Nipah Virus Bat rehabilitation

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Say Cheese!

18/6/2020

 
The Editor-Chief-in-Charge is a curd nerd… she not only loves to eat cheese BUT she also makes her own cheese. There is nothing quite as tasty as homemade cheese but it’s certainly not fast food. In fact it’s a very, very, very slow food. It takes a day to make, a couple of days to press, and months or years to mature…. But it is great fun and it might surprise you to know that it is also a lesson in microbiology. [I wonder if the ECIC will still be a curd nerd after reading this?!]
microbiology of cheese

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Coming out of lockdown, ready, steady… gone already!?

4/6/2020

 
So we have been let loose and lockdown is being de-escalated slowly but have we gone too soon? We don’t have a vaccine, treatments give only modest benefits and we’re not so good at social distancing on a beach! “Experts” are a little alarmed at the pace of release and I think we’re going to be stuck with Covid-19 for a while yet, so what shall I blog about this week?

One of the stories that keeps grumbling along in the background of Covid-19 is the potential to use antibodies from patients who have survived the infection to treat patients with active infection. It’s known as plasma therapy and it’s not as crazy it might at first sound.
Plasma Therapy
This is NOT Plasma Therapy!

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