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Body Mass Index and Incident Tuberculosis in Close Tuberculosis Contacts

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Sep 8

#Tuberculosis
Malnutrition-known to be a risk factor for making TB symptomatic.
But our recent experience using a case-control design saw that this & other known risk factors may actually be over exaggerated @organicbotanic.bsky.social @elhopkins.bsky.social @microlabdoc.bsky.social

Clinical Infectious Diseases @cidjournal.bsky.social · Sep 7

Body Mass Index and Incident Tuberculosis in Close Tuberculosis Contacts

✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky

Approximately 95% of people infected with M. tuberculosis do not progress to tuberculosis (TB) disease. Identifying key determinants of TB progression could focus prevention efforts.

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Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Sep 7

#CovidInKid
#CleanAirInSchools
The mis-information that it doesn’t impact kids has been busted many times over, yet our effort to correct that is very limited or restricted
@organicbotanic.bsky.social @elhopkins.bsky.social @drinfosec.bsky.social
www.dimsumdaily.hk/hong-kong-re...

Hong Kong reports dual cases of severe paediatric influenza, one co-infected with COVID-19

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health disclosed today that there are two instances of severe paediatric influenza A infection, with one of the cases also infected with COV...

www.dimsumdaily.hk

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Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Sep 6

#CARCON
#NeglectedTropicalDiseases
#DogBite
#OtherAnimalBite
Come & join us as we explore the socio-cultural contextualisation of animal bite & the solutions there to
@organicbotanic.bsky.social @elhopkins.bsky.social

Flood Alert In Delhi LIVE: Delhi Flood Ground Report | Delhi On Alert As Yamuna River Hits Danger

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Sep 6

#ClimateChange
Is India witnessing it’s worst floods in the current century
If we go by the situation in North & Northeast India, it may well be
@organicbotanic.bsky.social

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Sep 2

#Floods
While climate science is the earliest to recognise “Outliers/extreme weather conditions” as critical, is it too late to prevent the impact of these?
Have we moved so far ahead that preventing devastation is impossible? @elhopkins.bsky.social @organicbotanic.bsky.social

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Sep 2

#Floods
It continues to rain, it continues to flood
www.youtube.com/live/iO356o9...

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Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Sep 2

#Floods
While climate science is the earliest to recognise “Outliers/extreme weather conditions” as critical, is it too late to prevent the impact of these?
Have we moved so far ahead that preventing devastation is impossible? @elhopkins.bsky.social @organicbotanic.bsky.social

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Sep 2

#Floods
It continues to rain, it continues to flood
www.youtube.com/live/iO356o9...

YouTube video by India Today

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Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Sep 2

#Floods
It continues to rain, it continues to flood
www.youtube.com/live/iO356o9...

Flood Alert In Delhi LIVE: Delhi Flood Ground Report | Delhi On Alert As Yamuna River Hits Danger

YouTube video by India Today

www.youtube.com

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Sep 1

#Vaccination
Show this to the those who say “vaccines are harmful”
@organicbotanic.bsky.social @elhopkins.bsky.social @drinfosec.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...

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‘Stratus’ variant in US: Map shows rising Covid cases as national test positivity rate increases

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 31

Covid-19 cases are rising nationwide in US fuelled by the Stratus variant, The CDC states that the national test +vty rate hit 9.9 % in the past week up 1.4 percent from last week.
www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/u...

A map has revealed how Covid-19 cases are rising nationwide, fueled by the Stratus variant, which is an emerging offshoot of the Omicron variant.

www.hindustantimes.com

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Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 31

#Science
It was never about “I”
Unfortunately that is being challenged now @organicbotanic.bsky.social @brownecfm.bsky.social @drinfosec.bsky.social @microlabdoc.bsky.social

Jake Scott, MD @jakescottmd.bsky.social · Aug 30

RFK Jr: “If you’ve ever compared an unvaccinated kid to a vaccinated kid… you see the bright eyes, the engagement, the social interactions, the curiosity. And you compare them to the child who even had one or two vaccines, and they’re completely different.“

This man is an existential threat.

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 31

#ClimateChange
India, the country that houses the most humans on this planet is expected to face twice as many heatwave days, 43% rise in extreme rainfall by 2030 @organicbotanic.bsky.social @elhopkins.bsky.social

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 31

#ClimateChange
Extreme weather conditions r no more an outlier- the chances r higher now than before that they will happen every year @organicbotanic.bsky.social @elhopkins.bsky.social @njbbari3.bsky.social

Jammu records 190.4 mm rainfall in 24 Hours, second-highest August downpour in nearly 100 years

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 31

#ClimateChange
Extreme weather conditions r no more an outlier- the chances r higher now than before that they will happen every year @organicbotanic.bsky.social @elhopkins.bsky.social @njbbari3.bsky.social

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Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 24

#ClimateChange
It is not just about rising temperatures or melting glaciers
It is also about patterns/trends/prediction of rains, snow & sunshine
Single-day rainfall for the month of August in nearly a century
@organicbotanic.bsky.social
www.greaterkashmir.com/latest-news/...

Heavy downpour triggered waterlogging in several parts of the city, disrupted traffic and raised concerns over the flood situation in low-lying areas

www.greaterkashmir.com

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Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 24

No one entity or person should have the powers to either own or destroy the collective knowledge of science
@organicbotanic.bsky.social @elhopkins.bsky.social @njbbari3.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Cancelling mRNA studies is the highest irresponsibility

The rest of the world is not following the US government’s dangerous path, and will stick with the technology that helped the world out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

SARS-CoV-2 infection induces pro-fibrotic and pro-thrombotic foam cell formation - Nature Microbiology

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Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 24

#Covid
This infection is not just one-off event & we did underestimate it
SARS-CoV-2 infection results in increased macrophage numbers & extensive formation of enlarged lipid-laden macrophages or foam cells
@elhopkins.bsky.social @njbbari3.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to sustained increased macrophage numbers and formation of enlarged lipid-laden macrophages after viral clearance. This can be prevented with antiviral treatment in mice.

Rabies Outbreak in an Urban, Unmanaged...

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Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 22

No more the disease of poor & neglected @organicbotanic.bsky.social @elhopkins.bsky.social
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

This report describes a multistate investigation into a rabies outbreak in Maryland that was linked to a rabid, feral cat.

www.cdc.gov

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 14

#TB
In very near future, public health resources will largely be directed towards reducing impact of drug resistance & #XDRTB will partake the largest share of these & yet the rewards will be far from satisfactory
Time to act is now @organicbotanic.bsky.social @elhopkins.bsky.social

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 13

#TB
Finding Solutions
Instead of asking “who is sick?” our solution asks “is transmission happening here?”—shifting the focus from individuals to locations where airborne spread occurs
@elhopkins.bsky.social @njbbari3.bsky.social @drinfosec.bsky.social
unpolitics.global/pubs/project...

unpolitics.global

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 14

#TB
Solutions r a product of Knowledge
& Knowledge is widely distributed- in time, place & person
At a given point in time #Community is the best representative of Knowledge & without it no knowledge ever existed @organicbotanic.bsky.social @elhopkins.bsky.social @njbbari3.bsky.social

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 13

#TB
Finding Solutions
Instead of asking “who is sick?” our solution asks “is transmission happening here?”—shifting the focus from individuals to locations where airborne spread occurs
@elhopkins.bsky.social @njbbari3.bsky.social @drinfosec.bsky.social
unpolitics.global/pubs/project...

unpolitics.global

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 13

Traditional TB control relies on identifying & testing individuals, but stigma, delayed care-seeking, & gaps in surveillance allow transmission to continue — especially in crowded indoor spaces

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 13

The Challenge
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, with over 10 million cases and 1.3 million deathsannually. Drug-resistant TB is an escalating biosecurity risk @organicbotanic.bsky.social @brownecfm.bsky.social @microlabdoc.bsky.social

The COVID-19 pandemic transformed this scientist into a research-integrity sleuth

Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 13

#TB
Finding Solutions
Instead of asking “who is sick?” our solution asks “is transmission happening here?”—shifting the focus from individuals to locations where airborne spread occurs
@elhopkins.bsky.social @njbbari3.bsky.social @drinfosec.bsky.social
unpolitics.global/pubs/project...

unpolitics.global

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Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 12

Need more like him to help differentiate between Science & Propaganda
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Lonni Besançon has faced online abuse, threats and legal challenges. But he remains proud of his service to science and society.

‘Sleeping’ cancer cells in the lungs can be roused by COVID and flu

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Prof (Dr) Sunil Raina @sunilraina15.bsky.social · Aug 12

#Covid is immune altering/damaging/dysregulating-Didn’t we know this before
Hidden in the lungs of some breast cancer survivors r tumour cells that can remain dormant for decades- until they one day trigger a relapse
@organicbotanic.bsky.social @elhopkins.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Inflammation from the respiratory infections seems to be the culprit, study in mice finds.