A first step for Coronavirus vaccin!

An achievement from outside China came through, which could help combat the global spreading of the disease, according to Reuters. 

Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute of Infections and Immunity in Melbourne, Australia, who development a potential step towards the vaccine, announced they will make the sample available in the WHO and laboratories worldwide.  

The sample could be used to generate an antibody test, which would allow the virus to be detected in patients without symptoms, as well as the creation of a vaccine, as the institute said. 

https://www.realitatea.net/stiri/actual/un-prim-pas-pentru-vaccin-noul-coronavirus-recreat-de-cercetatorii-australieni_5e314e15fd8f243a451f652e

Assisted Reproduction Laboratory

MALE:

Semen analysis - Spermogram

Hormonal testing - testosteron

Genetic testing - Y chromosome, SRY

Testicular biopsy - sperm analysis (and collection for IVF)

Imaging investigations - ultrasound, MRI, invasive (venography, vasography)

Other special investigations - sperm quality (DNA analysis from sperm: spermatic FISH)

FEMALE:

Complete gynecological exploracion - mammography, cytology 

Ovulation testing - LH

Permeability of the fallopian tubes and uterine cavity - (contrast sound) / hysterosalpingography

Ovarian reserve testing - available ovulation eggs

Other hormonal testing - ovulatory hormones (FSH), pituitary hormones (prolactin, GnRH, GH etc), estradiol

Imaging investigations - pelvic ultrasound

Others - hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, genetic testing

https://www.reginamaria.ro/articole-medicale/infertilitatea-diagnostic
https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/reproductive-system
https://www.carlsonstockart.com/photo/reproductive-system-female-illustration/

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Clinical Biochemistry
Clinical Immunology
Clinical Hematology
Clinical Genetics
Clinical Microbiology and Parasitology

Bibliography

Leo Poon decoded the coronavirus

Scientist Leo Poon, a virologist at the School of Public Health at the University of Hong Kong who decoded the virus, told CNN that it probably started in an animal and spread to humans. In the early days of the virus, it seemed to only be affecting those who had touched or consumed animals sold at the market.





https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/coronavirus-qa-what-you-should-know
https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/blog/hong-kong-profile-leo-poon-lit-man-020117

Detecting Coronavirus

BGI develops Real-Time Fluorescent RT-PCR kit for detecting the 2019 Novel Coronavirus!!!

Building on BGI's history of developing solutions for rapid pathogen detection, BGI has developed a real-time fluorescent RT-PCR kit for detecting the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. The kits have already been issued to many hospitals and disease control centers.

Founded in 1999, BGI is one of the world's leading life science and genomics organizations. BGI's mission is to use genomics to benefit mankind and to be a leader in the era of life sciences. BGI follows a genomics development model of "research, production and application".

https://www.bgi.com/global/company/news/bgi-develops-real-time-dna-based-kit-for-detecting-the-2019-novel-coronavirus/

CORONAVIRUS!!!

23 January 2020: Wuhan city in China has been quarantined in effort to control the deadly coronavirus outbreak. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM_raeUVCCM
Transportation hubs blocked to stop people from leaving after the virus has already killed at least 17 people in China and infected nearly 600 others in at least 6 other countries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgBT-tslw3k

24 January 2020: More than 900 people are infected and at least 41 people have died. Travel bans are in effect in more than a dozen cities, impacting some 35 million people. Officials are racing to cope with the worsening outbreak by building a 1000-bed hospital this week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh6nixCRcXU
A Chicago woman who traveled through O'Hare airport was hospitalized, placed in isolation and is now in stable condition. This is one of two confirmed cases of coronavirus in the U.S. and the CDC is watching some 50 patients for symptoms in 22 states. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB3DlzNSr9g
One confirmed case of coronavirus in Victoria and two probable in NSW, with the number of cases expected to grow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVcDSDnr9E

25-26 January 2020: The Chinese president has described the accelerating spread of coronavirus as a "grave situation", after holding a government meeting on the Lunar New Year holiday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5neX0YTduNQ
Leaders in China say coronavirus is starting to spread faster and well beyond the mainland. https://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/4420746-leaders-in-china-say-coronavirus-is-spreading-faster/
The passenger, who arrived in Baltimore from Las Vegas and had recently been to Beijing, was escorted off the plane out of an "abundance of caution" over concerns about the dangerous coronavirus, as Southwest said. There are 2 confirmed cases and more than 60 possible cases in the U.S. . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSSIMHNsluY

27 January 2020: China coronavirus death toll climbs to 80 as government works for containing the outbreak. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-coronavirus-death-toll-climbs-80-government-scrambles-contain-outbreak-n1123561

https://www.elsevier.com/connect/coronavirus-information-center
https://www.tion.ro/romania/ce-este-temutul-coronavirus-si-cum-ne-putem-proteja-de-el-893897/