Posts tagged Epidemic
What Do Sunspots Have to Do With Pandemics Like Influenza and Covid-19?

As Covid-19 is dominating this respiratory illness season, the flu season has disappeared. It turns out that the flu virus does not conform to many known properties of infectious diseases. It can appear simultaneously around the globe and disappear just as quickly. Additionally, there may be a relationship between Covid-19 and influenza activity as well. Lastly, there is a link to solar activity, sunspot activity, and pandemics that I explore in this post.

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Scott Solomons, DDSCovid-19, coronavirus, Pandemic, Epidemic, Infuenza, Flu, R. Edgar Hope-Simpson, Ivor Cummins, Epidemiological Studies, Seasonal Trigger, Vitamin D, UV, Solar Cycle, Solar Minimum, Grand Solar Minimum, Cosmic Radiation, Sunspots, Flu SeasonComment
To Lockdown and Mask or Not: A Tale of Two States

Today I am going to talk about known patterns of viral outbreaks, specifically respiratory-based infections, and how the lockdowns and mask mandates affected them. Since outbreak patterns are somewhat standard, differing mitigation strategies can be compared from region to region. If you are interested in the findings, read on.

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Scott Solomons, DDSPandemic, Epidemic, Outbreak, Infections, Lockdown, Masks, Mask Mandate, CorrelationComment