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Coronaviruses are a type of enveloped virus, that is, they are encased within a double-layered lipid (fatty) membrane. Non-enveloped viruses have a hard outer shell called a capsid. Enveloped viruses tend to be sensitive to heat, while capsid-coated viruses are not. Coronaviruses get their name from their characteristic appearance. They are round rather than sharp or pointed, and have proteins projecting outward from their surface forming a halo around the spherical membrane,

Resources from U.S. Agencies on Managing COVID-19 Prevention The CDC’s “Steps to Prevent Illness” says: Clean your hands often Avoid close contact Stay home if you’re sick Cover coughs and sneezes Wear a facemask if you are sick Clean and disinfect These simple and effective steps are described more fully in this handy reminder card. Hand washing seems obvious, and it works to reduce risk for most kinds of infections. Still, washing with soap is especially effective against t

Doctors working with COVID-19 patients in China observed many patients having better medical outcomes when they used vitamin C supplements. These observations were so consistent they initiated a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of high dose IV vitamin C as a stand-alone treatment. This phase II study began on February 11, 2020, is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, and expects to have results by September 30, 2020. Their registration listing references a body of litera

We see waves of fear moving through the world right now. Fear can be rational or irrational. It can be a reasonable and adaptive response to a perceived threat. In this case it helps us mobilize the resources we need in order to take effective action. But if fear persists or becomes irrational, it can lead us to panic and take ineffective actions. We might go out and break isolation to buy three years’ worth of toilet paper; after all, everyone else is doing it so we should d

International The World Health Organization (WHO) Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center COVID-19 Interactive Map Contains up-to-the-minute reports of infections, recoveries, and deaths around the world United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Full site dedicated to providing the most current and highest quality information about COVID-19 CDC Testing in the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Library of Medicine Multiple resources, inclu

Thomas Brophy, PhD, is president of the California Institute of Human Science. He also serves as president of the Society for Consciousness Studies. He is author of The Mechanism Demands a Mysticism: An Exploration of Spirit, Matter and Physics (see https://amzn.to/3abDkGz) as well as The Origin Map: Discovery of a Prehistoric, Megalithic, Astrophysical Map and Sculpture of the Universe (see https://amzn.to/30hM9tH). He has also coauthored, two books with Robert Bauval titled

Dear CIHS Community, Promoting wellbeing is at the center of our intentions as we as a CIHS community do our part to protect public health. In this important initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, it is important to implement practices that will slow the transmission of the virus. On March 9, I sent out a communication encouraging students and faculty who have any concerns about the virus to take advantage of the Zoom class delivery option that CIHS has