Epidemiologist MoNique Gaines-Harris responds to fascinating questions on COVID-19.
Note: This article does not cover questions on any variants recently discovered.
Gauze masks were recommended to halt the spread of the Spanish Flu
This is a photo from a newspaper article in The Washington Times (September 27, 1918). It shows a woman wearing a gauze mask, which was recommended by Red Cross to help control the spread of the 1918 flu pandemic.
1. Do you think there may be long term effects for asymptomatic coronavirus patients?
There is still a great deal to learn about SARS-CoV-2, even more so concerning asymptomatic individuals. Current studies show radiologic and laboratory findings of some asymptomatic patients are similar to those of symptomatic patients. Specifically, abnormally low white blood cell and platelet counts have been found as well as ground-glass opacities (a white-flecked pattern seen on lung CT scans, indicative of increased density).