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Pandemics and the neurological manifestations of viral respiratory illnesses including Covid-19.

Pandemics and the neurological manifestations of viral respiratory illnesses including Covid-19. Christie, Vicki and Dawn raise some really valid and pertinent thoughts and as I reflect on their guest editorial in our current Global crisis, the nexus between my two own areas of specialty becomes increasingly pellucid. After leaving clinical neuroscience practice for academia, immunisation and public health intervention is the mainstay of my clinical practice. Preventative health care measures have never been so imperative. From hand hygiene, cough etiquette and the elusive Covid-19 (SARS-CoV2) vaccine we are exposed to unparalleled and extraordinary media and social media coverage (Khan, Ali, Siddique, & Nabi, 2020). The current Covid-19 health crisis is stretching our health resources, nurses and medical staff to their absolute limits. Until recently it has been neurotropic viruses such as the measles virus that have generally been associated with central nervous system pathologies. However respiratory viruses including influenza and coronaviruses are emerging with neuropathological elements (Bohmwald, Gálvez, Ríos, & Kalergis, 2018). So what do we know about the history and impact of pandemics and how do novel respiratory viruses relate to neuroscience?Viral respiratory illnesses and pandemics have been described since as early as 412BC. We are all familiar with the 1918 H1N1 (Spanish flu) influenza pandemic, but we often http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australasian Journal of Neuroscience de Gruyter

Pandemics and the neurological manifestations of viral respiratory illnesses including Covid-19.

Nichols, Linda
Australasian Journal of Neuroscience , Volume 30 (1): 3 – May 1, 2020
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Christie, Vicki and Dawn raise some really valid and pertinent thoughts and as I reflect on their guest editorial in our current Global crisis, the nexus between my two own areas of specialty becomes increasingly pellucid. After leaving clinical neuroscience practice for academia, immunisation and public health intervention is the mainstay of my clinical practice. Preventative health care measures have never been so imperative. From hand hygiene, cough etiquette and the elusive Covid-19 (SARS-CoV2) vaccine we are exposed to unparalleled and extraordinary media and social media coverage (Khan, Ali, Siddique, & Nabi, 2020). The current Covid-19 health crisis is stretching our health resources, nurses and medical staff to their absolute limits. Until recently it has been neurotropic viruses such as the measles virus that have generally been associated with central nervous system pathologies. However respiratory viruses including influenza and coronaviruses are emerging with neuropathological elements (Bohmwald, Gálvez, Ríos, & Kalergis, 2018). So what do we know about the history and impact of pandemics and how do novel respiratory viruses relate to neuroscience?Viral respiratory illnesses and pandemics have been described since as early as 412BC. We are all familiar with the 1918 H1N1 (Spanish flu) influenza pandemic, but we often

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Australasian Journal of Neuroscience – de Gruyter

Published: May 1, 2020

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