Rammopo Health & Projects Consultants

Rammopo Health & Projects Consultants We provide the following services: health and safety services, occupational hygiene, dietary servic

23/04/2020

The main purpose of a mask is to reduce the droplets that come out of the mouth and nose of an infected person during speaking, coughing and sneezing.

14/04/2020

The issue of immunity against covid-19 which also relates to the development of a vaccine against this virus is a bit complex. The challenge is that with some viruses, especially the RNA (retro viruses) because these viruses inject their genetic materials into the human DNA. The virus therefore changes the genome of the host DNA and replicates within the host cells. This is one of the reasons we are still struggling to get an HIV vaccine. The other challenge with vaccines is mutations because the host antibodies will not be effective if the original virus mutates and the host is infected with a mutant. The last issue to consider is the period of immunity. Some viruses produce temporary immunity and others give a long term protection (some requires booster vaccines to re-sensitize the immune system). For now it is not clear whether covid-19 immune response is short term, medium term or long term because the virus is still new. The hope for now is that people will develop immunity and never get reinfections...but the sad story is that there were few cases reported in China where certain individuals got reinfected with covid-19. Challenges of vaccine development (though linked to this topic of immunity, but having other systematic issues) will be detailed and discussed on this platform soon.

22/03/2020

The difference between isolation and quarantine is that isolation refers to separation of ill patients who have a communicable disease from the healthy individuals. Isolation restricts the movement of ill patients in order to stop the spread of communicable diseases.

Quarantine on the other hand is used to separate and restrict the movement of healthy asymptomatic persons who may have been exposed to a communicable disease to see if they become ill. These people may have been exposed to a disease and do not know it, or they may have the disease but do not show symptoms. Quarantine can also help limit the spread of communicable disease (CDC, 2020).

20/03/2020

There is no need to make your own home made sanitizer concoction that has been proposed all over social media using vinegar, lemon juice, jik, dettol, etc. It is actually very funny to see the "inventor" proposing the mixing of different antiseptics. The truth is, phenols (dettol, savlon, etc) alone (diluted with water as per manufacturer) are sufficient for hand sanitizing. Jik, domestos and other home disinfectants are also enough on their own for disinfecting home surfaces. And lastly, if you don't have an alcohol or phenol based sanitizer, normal hand washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds is sufficient.

19/03/2020

Around 15 people out of 100 who contract covid-19 might need hospitalization. The rest can recuperate from home under self quarantine.

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