Once in our lifetime we meet people with cleaning obsessive disorders. Now is the time to be one! As we know more and more about Covid-19, and the many possible ways of transmission, we are left with no option than clean, clean and clean. All frequently touched surfaces should be cleaned with soap and water, [Read More…]

Older people or older adults by the current classification are generally considered after 65 years of age. Young adults ages between 18-35, middle age adults 36-65 and older adults after 65. Older adults by some other classifications are usually retired people or receiving pension with some changes in its functional ability. According to the American [Read More…]

Airborne is defined as transmission or transported by air. In medical and dental terms airborne is when a pathogen like bacteria, fungi or virus is transmitted through the air. It moves through the air as aerosols not inside droplets. Some researchers think Covid-19 is too heavy to fly through air, it can only fly inside [Read More…]

U.S economy will receive a 2 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package to help soften the Covid-19 pandemic called Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and economic security (CARES) act. With so much time in our hands, I wanted to check how many zeros a trillion has. It has 12 zeros and a billion has 9 zeros. With so much [Read More…]

Biblical and ancient times describe quarantine as a separation of people to prevent spread of a disease. It originates from the word “quarantena” meaning forty days. We also find “trentine” connotation for thirty days. It is a period of containment to avoid scattering of plagues. Modern examples for quarantine are: yellow fever, cholera, smallpox, 1918 [Read More…]

The world has changed by bringing old virtues and philosophies that probably were left well below our box of unthinkable events in our time. I constantly read the phrase “I never thought seeing this in my life”. And probably it is right! With all the technology we have, advances in medical and dental research, surgical [Read More…]