While walking in Beirut during the coronavirus lockdown recently, Omar Frangieh was struck by the number of face masks and gloves littering the Lebanese capital. The photographer, concerned that contaminated waste could itself transmit the disease, took 200 photos of discarded personal protective equipment and posted them in a Facebook album he titled “Invaders in […]
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Chaos by Corona: fortunately, the pathogen is not a killer virus
Who knows, whether there is in North Rhine-Westphalia, Gangelt ever again be a carnival meeting. She was famous for. However, the Name of Gangelt might just be emblematic of the Moment in which the Corona-epidemic got out of control. What would have been the carnival might be let? Two weeks ago, no health politicians wanted […]
Don’t panic: A psychologist explains why politicians should not use this phrase
“Don’t Panic.” Almost inflationary, this phrase is used in times of Covid-19, especially by politicians. Italy’s Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte stressed recently as well as US President Donald Trump, it was because of the spread of the new Coronavirus is no reason to panic, you have everything under control. EU health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, and […]
What is cryptosporidium? The pool parasite outbreak causing panic
Cryptosporidiosis, a diarrheal disease, is caused by the microscopic parasite cryptosporidium, or crypto, and it could be living in your public pool. According to the CDC, crypto outbreaks are on the rise. The number of reported outbreaks has increased an average of 13 percent each year from 2009 to 2017. “Internationally, this is one of […]
Panic attacks aren’t necessarily a reason to panic: they are your body’s way of responding to stress
Panic attacks typically occur when a person is under stress. The stress can be physical, like being run down, or emotional, like a significant life change. Panic attacks are a relatively common experience with as many as one in seven people experiencing them at least once. A little more than half of those people will […]