At the end of May, #NewYorkTimes reporter Emily Anthes accompanied #StJude #virologists on their yearly trek to #DelawareBay in #NewJersey to document their collection of #birdpoop. #Virologist Dr. Robert Webster, now St. Jude emeritus faculty, started going to the area in 1985. “Delaware Bay has turned into an influenza gold mine,” he says. “And we will continue to mine that gold mine until we’ve found the answers.” Follow their journey. http://bit.ly/3IVn1AA #FluResearch

The #H5N1 #fluvirus poses a great unknown threat to birds and humans. For decades, #StJude #virologists have been mining #DelawareBay each year to expand their knowledge and to help thwart possible #influenza outbreaks. Learn how: http://bit.ly/3IVn1AA @emilyanthes @nytimes #StJudeResearch #FluResearch

Do any of my #MediMasto know if there's a vaccine for the #XBB 1.5 yet or whether the current #vaccines (#bivalent, etc) actually protect against it? There are so many opinions and I trust y'all more!
This article SEEMS to say #bivalent doesn't help against it much but it lessens the impact. Did I read that right?

Signed,
A Worried Uber Driver

@WFKARS, @Drneuro, & all the #Virologists and #epidemiologists I didn't tag cos I don't know about you yet.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/03/health/covid-variant-xbb-explainer

Thoughts about how information flows on #Mastodon compared to the nonfederated, corporately owned social media platforms. For example, #twitter #facebook.

How would mastodon compare to Twitter, in regard to the types of information that spread on social media (e.g., going "viral") - during the outbreak of a novel virus that is infecting humans?

During a viral pandemic, the source of more reliable information is obviously the people that have been studying viruses and the spread of pathogens - as part of their everyday Job description. For instance, virologists and epidemiologists. Unfortunately, as we witnessed during the #SarsCoV2 outbreak - there are many arrogant people who believe they know more than they do, regardless of the subject. Ignorant arrogant types of personalities - have a habit of instinctively being motivated to share their unqualified opinions on social media (& get annoyed by toots like this one - that detail the evident facts about some human’s, poor quality, social media behavior)

A person only experiences this if they're qualified in a scientific subject - because then you perceive the level of ignorance. Those who aren't qualified (or "well-read" on the subject) - don't perceive that ignorance because they're part of it (within the social echo chamber of misinformation).

And then there are the social media users that are politically motivated, in other words, social gossip, rather than scientifically motivated (the average person in many cultures). They may or may not be informed about some subject, but, due to their personal agendas are either implicitly or intentionally spreading disinformation.

The fossil fuel industry and biased folk that, for example, like their fuel-burning lifestyles (e.g., cars, trucks, etc) - are typical examples of the people that intentionally spread disinformation about climate change and reject the ideas to mitigate climate change (the naysayers & the what about problems? - rather than promoting climate solutions).

So, we know that mastodon is different in that it's not owned by a corporation (though it is regulated by the instance admins) and does not use algorithms to promote toots. Would mastodon be a more reliable source of information during a novel viral outbreak that had a high mortality rate? (Better to ask these questions now rather than later) Because, due to the levels of ecological degradation that humans are causing - those pathogen outbreaks are increasing.
"Our Risk For Infectious Diseases Is Increasing Because of Climate Change" https://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/what-we-do/climate-change-and-infectious-diseases/index.html

#fediverse #software #SocialMedia #climate #ClimateChange
#science #virology #virologists #epidemology #epidemiologists #InfectiousDiseases #COVID #virus #fungi #bacteria #ZoonoticInfectious #disease #mosquitoes #ticks
#laypeople #politics #ignorance #ConfirmationBias #misinfromation
#narcicism #disinformation #corruption

Thoughts about how information flows on #Mastodon compared to the nonfederated, corporately owned social media platforms. For example, #twitter #facebook.

How would mastodon compare to Twitter, in regard to the types of information that spread on social media (e.g., going "viral") - during the outbreak of a novel virus that is infecting humans?

During a viral pandemic, the source of more reliable information is obviously the people that have been studying viruses and the spread of pathogens - as part of their everyday Job description. For instance, virologists and epidemiologists. Unfortunately, as we witnessed during the #SarsCoV2 outbreak - there are many arrogant people who believe they know more than they do, regardless of the subject. Ignorant arrogant types of personalities - have a habit of instinctively being motivated to share their unqualified opinions on social media (& get annoyed by toots like this one - that detail the evident facts about some human’s, poor quality, social media behavior)

A person only experiences this if they're qualified in a scientific subject - because then you perceive the level of ignorance. Those who aren't qualified (or "well-read" on the subject) - don't perceive that ignorance because they're part of it (within the social echo chamber of misinformation).

And then there are the social media users that are politically motivated, in other words, social gossip, rather than scientifically motivated (the average person in many cultures). They may or may not be informed about some subject, but, due to their personal agendas are either implicitly or intentionally spreading disinformation.

The fossil fuel industry and biased folk that, for example, like their fuel-burning lifestyles (e.g., cars, trucks, etc) - are typical examples of the people that intentionally spread disinformation about climate change and reject the ideas to mitigate climate change (the naysayers & the what about problems? - rather than promoting climate solutions).

So, we know that mastodon is different in that it's not owned by a corporation (though it is regulated by the instance admins) and does not use algorithms to promote toots. Would mastodon be a more reliable source of information during a novel viral outbreak that had a high mortality rate? (Better to ask these questions now rather than later) Because, due to the levels of ecological degradation that humans are causing - those pathogen outbreaks are increasing.
"Our Risk For Infectious Diseases Is Increasing Because of Climate Change" https://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/what-we-do/climate-change-and-infectious-diseases/index.html

#fediverse #software #SocialMedia #climate #ClimateChange
#science #virology #virologists #epidemology #epidemiologists #InfectiousDiseases #COVID #virus #fungi #bateria #ZoonoticInfectious #disease #mosquitoes #ticks
#laypeople #politics #ignorance #ConfirmationBias #misinfromation
#narcicism #disinformation #corruption

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Continuing this list of #virologists / #microbiologists here
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@gpollara
@gage
@jbloom_lab
@alanmcn1

Who are the #virologists #microbiologists on Mastodon you can add to a #virology / #microbiology list?
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@mackayim2022
@eddieholmes
@florian_krammer
@trvrb
@firefoxx66
@Angie_rasmussen
@marionkoopmans
@EckerleIsabella
@KindrachukJason
@ariskatzourakis
@K_G_Andersen
@macroliter
@meyer

University of Queensland #virologists are a step closer to understanding a mysterious #AIDS-like virus that is impacting #koala populations differently across state lines.
#Veterinary #Conservation #Virology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2022/11/vet11302201.html

University of Queensland #virologists are a step closer to understanding a mysterious #AIDS-like virus that is impacting #koala populations differently across state lines.
#Veterinary #Conservation #Virology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2022/11/vet11302201.html

Do #covid symptoms correlate to the strength of the line of an LFT? Mine do (sample size 2 so far!) However I've heard this from many other people over the years now. I also think there is a belief that a stronger line means stronger transmission.

Anyone know an actual answer to this? Need #Epidemiologists #Virologists and #Medical people.

‘Centaurus’: virologists express concern at new Covid subvariant | Coronavirus | The Guardian #centaurus #virologists #express #concern #covid @istsupsan #subvariant #coronavirus @istsupsan #guardian #13luglio https://parliamodi.news/article/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlZ3VhcmRpYW4uY29tL3dvcmxkLzIwMjIvanVsLzEyL2NlbnRhdXJ1cy12aXJvbG9naXN0cy1leHByZXNzLWNvbmNlcm4tYXQtbmV3LWNvdmlkLXN1YnZhcmlhbnQtb21pY3Jvbg==

Virologists Say Genetic “Fingerprints” Prove COVID-19 Man-Made, ‘No Credible Natural Ancestor’
#COVID #virologists #genetic #fingerprints
https://thesecondnews.com/virologists-say-genetic-fingerprints-prove-covid-19-man-made-no-credible-natural-ancestor/