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Why COVID-19 is more deadly in people with obesity—even if they're young

Thu, 2020-09-10 00:17 — mike kraft

Why COVID-19 is more deadly in people with obesity—even if they're young ‘The stickiest blood I've ever seen’ and other weight-related factors worsen the coronavirus disease Science | AAAS

Since the pandemic began, dozens of studies have reported that many of the sickest COVID-19 patients have been people with obesity. In recent weeks, that link has come into sharper focus as large new population studies have cemented the association and demonstrated that even people who are merely overweight are at higher risk.

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The toll of a tragedy

Sun, 2014-11-02 21:47 — Maeryn Obley

An infographic of the toll of the Ebola outbreak.

Image: An infographic of the toll of the Ebola outbreak.

economist.com - October 31st 2014

The first reported case in the Ebola outbreak ravaging west Africa dates back to December 2013, in Guéckédou, a forested area of Guinea near the border with Liberia and Sierra Leone. Travellers took it across the border: by late March, Liberia had reported eight suspected cases and Sierra Leone six. By the end of June 759 people had been infected and 467 people had died from the disease, making this the worst ever Ebola outbreak.

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