Matt McCarthy

@DrMattMcCarthy

Assistant Prof Author of SUPERBUGS, THE REAL DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU SHORTLY, and ODD MAN OUT

Vrijeme pridruživanja: rujan 2013.

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  1. Prikvačeni tweet
    21. svi 2019.

    My new book, SUPERBUGS, is out today! It’s a deep-dive into the world of drug-resistant microbes and the extraordinary people hunting for a cure.

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  2. prije 8 sati

    Gave the talk, “Why Wuhan?” at today. Spoke about chasing Ebola in Cameroon 😬 & why bats carry so many deadly viruses: , SARS-CoV, Marburg, Nipah, Hendra, many more!🦇 Flying foxes are 🔑 for predicting the next pandemic 🦊🦠

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  3. 3. velj

    There's a lot of talk about antiviral treatment & vaccine development, but current treatment for 2019-nCoV is limited to supportive care. Antibiotics don't work.

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  4. 3. velj

    4) Screening is based on symptoms & travel to China or close contact w/ confirmed case within 14 days. 5) Standard, contact, & airborne precautions (with eye protection) should be used for suspected cases. 6) No confirmed cases in NYC. Yet.

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  5. 3. velj

    Just updated healthcare workers in NYC on . Key points: 1) There are several other human coronaviruses (NL63, 229E, and HKU1). Our tests don't crossreact w/ Wuhan strain. 2) Mild illness more common than severe illness. 3) Risk factors evolving...

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  6. 3. velj

    Ohio Gov. just delayed the execution of 3 inmates because his state couldn’t get the drugs for lethal injection. I wrote about Ohio’s struggle with capital punishment & an unusual proposal that’s suddenly gaining support:

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  7. 31. sij

    The outbreak highlights the critical role of infectious disease specialists. Yet very few docs want to specialize in ID. I wrote about the public health emergency no one is talking about:

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    30. sij

    JUST IN: CDC confirms first human-to-human transmission of coronavirus in U.S.

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  9. 29. sij

    NYC, where I practice, has a long history of failed quarantines, beginning in 1832 with the threat of cholera in Canada 🇨🇦 😷

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  10. 29. sij

    Philadelphia was the first U.S. city to create a quarantine hospital to curb the spread of yellow fever, but it didn’t work because the virus was spread by mosquitos 🦟

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  11. 29. sij

    Venice was the first city to create a quarantine system in the 14th century. People suspected of carrying the bubonic plague were prevented from entering the city for forty days.

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  12. 29. sij

    I spoke on Long Island last night about the (2019-nCoV) outbreak. Discussed the ethical challenge of quarantining 50 million people & why we believe this virus came from the Chinese horseshoe bat 🦇

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    28. sij

    Good morning! update: 4,474 cases (4,409 in China). New case in Germany and case in Japan in a bus driver with no travel history to Wuhan. Increase in number of cases expected due to ongoing transmission and more testing happening.

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  14. 27. sij

    I gave the keynote at the gala on Saturday in Chicago. The charity supports scientists around the 🌎 who are investigating new treatments for leukemia. Great event!

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    26. sij

    All this Coronavirus news reminds me of Superbugs by Matt McCarthy. Worth a read if you want to get a better understanding of the human position in the face of an epidemic and medicine in the 21st century.

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    Physician-author , visited UT Health San Antonio on Jan. 22 to discuss his book “: The Race to Stop an ,” a story of cutting-edge science and the race against the clock to find new treatments to overcome .

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  17. 24. sij

    Before I wrote SUPERBUGS, I moved to Africa to hunt for Ebola. The trail let me to bats 🦇which are now playing a central role in the Wuhan virus outbreak. Here’s what I found:

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    Since only yesterday eve, here's what we've learned about the outbreak in China: - at least 881 cases - vast majority (868) in mainland China - most of those(549) in Hubei province, home to Wuhan - remaining cases are spread across 20+ provinces & cities 1/

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  19. 23. sij

    New evidence links Wuhan virus to bats (just like Ebola). Here’s my piece on deadly viruses leaping from animal to man & why Chinese meat markets are so dangerous:

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    Matt McCarthy, M.D. will be UT Health San Antonio discussing his book “Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic,” a story of the race against the clock to find new treatments to overcome antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The event is free and open to all. Lunch + book-signing.

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    Breaking News: The first U.S. case of the Wuhan coronavirus has been confirmed in Washington State, federal officials said. The virus has spread from China to at least 4 other countries.

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