Monthly Archives: April 2020

The Disease Process – Part 2

When we left off in Part I, the SARS CoV 2 virus had hijacked Type 2 pneumocytes, the surfactant producing cells of the lungs, and made the cells produce more and more virus, eventually destroying the lung cells. As these cells are destroyed, the virus releases a number of chemicals which trigger the body’s immune […]

Covid-19 Attack – Part 1

I have been asked by a couple readers to try and simply explain how the SARS CoV 2 virus enters humans leading to such a deadly assault on the body. The problem in doing such a blog is that the material is quite complex. Most of those out there reading do not have a strong […]

Masks: Take Two

Just a quick update from my earlier blog, http://cajunwx.org/2020/03/24/masks-and-covid-19/, on the efficacy of using masks. There has been no change in the science relating to how masks protect from Covid-19. So why are we reading that the federal Coronavirus Task Force is likely to recommend everyone wear a cloth mask when outside the house? The […]