TWiV 1098: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin deep dives into recent domestic and global measles and mpox outbreaks, before reviewing recent statistics on the circulation of respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and SARS-CoV-2, discussing revised guidelines for how to treat respiratory viral infection guidelines by the CDC, revised guidelines SARS-CoV-2 treatment and how to treat respiratory viral infections, continues to dispel the myth of viral rebound, when to use steroids and the benefits of convalescent plasma, what do when healthcare workers succumb to SARS-CoV-2 infection, how much oxygen is necessary for effective treatment of severe disease, how COVID-19 effects the cardiovascular system of children and adolescents with long COVID and how iron metabolism may be altered during long COVID. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Measles tracking (CDC) Measles in Cook County (MMWR) Gaps in measles vaccination drives viral surges (Infectious Disease Advisor) Misinformation impacts public health? Seriously? (ID Society) CDC alert for global and domestic measles cases and outbreaks (CDC) Mpox in Kamituga associated with outbreak in DRB (Eurosurviellance) Mpox in US, 2023 (MMWR) Mpox in DRC, 2024 (reliefweb) CDC guidance for respiratory diseases, COVID antiviral & emergence of clade I mpox (ID Society) ~5% of infected dead from mpox (CIDRAP) First cases of mpox in Republic of Congo (AP Ne...
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