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The COVID-19 pandemic has staked its claim as the deadliest worldwide respiratory disease outbreak in over 100 years. But what exactly is this new, highly contagious virus? Where did it come from, and how has it spread so quickly? 100 Questions & Answers About Coronaviruses answers these questions and more in an easy-to-read format. This timely book organizes and distills cutting-edge information and data on COVID-19 in a single, convenient resource. Featuring a foreword by Dr. Aaron Glatt, Professor of Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine in New York City, and Chairman and Chief of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiologist at Mount Sinai South Nassau on Long Island, 100 Questions & Answers About Coronaviruses begins with a historical overview and examines myths about coronaviruses. It progresses to answer questions about how COVID-19 affects children and adults, current vaccine research, quarantine, social distancing, preventing future pandemics, and other frequently asked questions. 100 Questions & Answers About Coronaviruses is a must-read for anyone interested in learning about the coronavirus that has reshaped our daily lives.

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• Foreword(p. vii)
• About the Author(p. ix)
• Part 1 A Primer on Coronaviruses(p. 1)
• 1 What is a coronavirus? Isn't it just a bad form of the flu?
• 2 What does the word "coronavirus" mean?
• 3 When was the first coronavirus identified?
• 4 What are the seven coronaviruses that cause human infections?
• 5 How did COVID-19 get its name?
• 6 What do the acronyms SARS and MERS stand for?
• 7 What are the symptoms of COVID-19?
• 8 Are some populations or ethnic groups more likely to have severe COVID-19 than others?
• 9 Why did COVID-19 become a pandemic?
• 10 Are there any other reasons to explain why COVID-19 became a pandemic?
• 11 What role do droplets play in the transmission of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses?
• 12 Do face masks really work as a public health measure? Do they help control the spread of a pandemic virus?
• Part 2 Dispelling Myths and Misconceptions(p. 23)
• 13 How do we know this coronavirus came from a bat? Is it possible that COVID-19 was made in a lab?
• 14 Do all pandemic viruses originate in China?
• 15 Can cats or dogs spread COVID-19 virus to people?
• 16 What is hydroxychloroquine? Is it effective against COVID-19?
• 17 Is it safe to wear a mask? Will wearing one make me sick from breathing my own exhaled CO 2 ?
• 18 Are the terms asymptomatic and presymptomatic just two sides of the same coin? It seems like they mean the same thing.
• 19 Are men more likely to have poor outcomes than women with COVID-19?
• 20 Didn't hot weather kill SARS? So shouldn't warm weather also destroy the virus that causes COVID-19?
• Part 3 Understanding Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics(p. 41)
• 21 What is the difference between an outbreak, an epidemic, and a pandemic?
• 22 Does the word epidemic refer only to infectious diseases?
• 23 What do epidemiologists mean when they say we need to "flatten the curve"?
• 24 What is "herd immunity"? Could herd immunity have prevented COVID-19 from spreading?
• 25 What is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern?
• 26 Does the World Health Organization determine when an epidemic becomes a pandemic?
• 27 What were the major pandemics of the 20th century?
• 28 How have U.S. presidents responded to pandemics?
• 29 Did the 1918 pandemic occur in waves? If so, how many waves were there?
• 30 Do individual U.S. states have pandemic plans?
• 31 Is it true that epidemics are inevitable, but pandemics are avoidable?
• 32 If China's government had not forced the Wuhan whistleblower to claim that COVID-19 was a rumor, could a pandemic have been avoided?
• Part 4 Children and Coronaviruses(p. 59)
• 33 How vulnerable are children to COVID-19?
• 34 What are the symptoms of COVID-19 in children?
• 35 Are children hospitalized for COVID-19?
• 36 Are babies affected by COVID-19?
• 37 What are some of the complications of COVID-19 in children?
• 38 Does exposure to common cold viruses help lessen the severity of COVID-19?
• 39 Are children and young adults silent spreaders of SARS-CoV-2?
• 40 What was the point of closing schools if kids mostly get mild or asymptomatic infections?
• 41 Is there a way to open schools safely during a pandemic?
• 42 What can preschools do to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection?
• 43 Can SARS-CoV-2 be transmitted in the food or beverages that my child consumes?
• Part 5 Coronavirus Infection: Immunity, Aging, and Disease Spread(p. 77)
• 44 What basics should I know about the immune system?
• 45 What are cytokines, and what do they do?
• 46 How do cytokines and other immune components cause severe COVID-19?
• 47 What is the adaptive immune system, and why is it important?
• 48 What are ? cells, and what do they do?
• 49 How important are ? cells?
• 50 How important are antibodies?
• 51 How serious is COVID-19 for people 65 and older?
• 52 Why does the immune system decline with age?
• 53 Is there a condition in adults that is comparable to MIS-C in children?
• 54 Does herd immunity protect people who are 65 and older?
• 55 Do coronaviruses that cause the common cold trigger seasonal infections in older adults?
• 56 Why are nursing home residents at such high risk of COVID-19?
• 57 Were cruise ships vulnerable to COVID-19 outbreaks because passengers tend to be older?
• Part 6 Viruses 101: Superspreaders, Long Haulers, and Testing(p. 103)
• 58 What is a virus?
• 59 What are the key features of a pandemic virus?
• 60 What is an RNA virus?
• 61 How did viruses evolve?
• 62 What does mutation mean, and do mutations mean that SARS-CoV-2 is likely to get worse?
• 63 Where in the body does SARS-CoV-2 proliferate most?
• 64 Are superspreaders and superspreader events real?
• 65 Will SARS-CoV-2 become endemic?
• 66 What is "long COVID"? Does the virus linger for months?
• 67 Is SARS-CoV-2 reinfection possible?
• 68 What is contact tracing and does it help lower rates of infection?
• 69 How do I know if I have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2?
• 70 What is an antibody test?
• 71 What is a rapid antigen test?
• 72 What is a PCR test and how does it detect SARS-CoV-2?
• Part 7 Vaccines, Therapeutics, and Convalescent Plasma(p. 133)
• 73 What is a vaccine?
• 74 How many COVID-19 vaccines exist?
• 75 What is an mRNA vaccine?
• 76 If there are mRNA vaccines, do DNA vaccines exist?
• 77 Why were COVID-19 vaccine trials suspended?
• 78 Can the tuberculosis vaccine prevent COVID-19?
• 79 What is an antibody cocktail? Is it a vaccine?
• 80 Is convalescent plasma a solution to COVID-19?
• 81 Are antibodies from llamas a treatment for COVID-19?
• 82 What is remdesivir, and how does it work?
• 83 Is wearing a mask equivalent to being vaccinated?
• Part 8 Pandemic Preparedness: Quarantine and Virus Tracking(p. 155)
• 84 Why is pandemic planning important?
• 85 Has the COVID-19 pandemic produced lessons for future pandemic planning?
• 86 What is the Strategic National Stockpile?
• 87 Does a Biden administration portend a return to pandemic planning and evidenced-based public health?
• 88 Is forced vaccination written into pandemic preparedness plans?
• 89 Are there any pandemic preparedness lessons from the 1918 influenza pandemic?
• 90 What is self-quarantine? Is that an old-school measure?
• 91 Does the U.S. government have "quarantine powers" to evaluate foreign visitors for potential pandemic infections?
• 92 I don't remember masks or social distancing ever being recommended. Is this new to pandemic preparedness?
• 93 Are coronaviruses the only types of infectious agents likely to cause pandemics now that COVID-19 has emerged?
• 94 Is surveillance for potential pandemic viruses a way to stop pandemics before they start?
• Part 9 Guarding Your Health(p. 173)
• 95 Is it a good idea to consider getting vaccinated against COVID-19?
• 96 How can you tell if "health information" is disinformation? Is disinformation dangerous?
• 97 What is the right way to wear a mask?
• 98 Are masks with air valves a good choice?
• 99 What is cough hygiene? What is hand hygiene?
• 100 Is having a family pandemic plan a good idea?
• Glossary(p. 187)
• Index(p. 197)

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Delthia Ricks is an award-winning science journalist and author. She wrote the Jones & Bartlett Learning book, 100 Questions & Answers About Influenza in 2009. For 22 years, Ricks was a staff health and science writer for Newsday, the Long Island newspaper. She has written on a variety of science issues for national magazines and journals, including Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, Discover Magazine, The Journal of the National Cancer Institute and many others. She is a contributor to the London-based medical news website, Medical Xpress.