Is it true that it is dangerous to take ibuprofen if you have COVID-19? Anika H. Ahmed, MD The decision of taking a fever reducing medicine is an important part of the decision tree of COVID-19 patients and many people may need to make this decision at home, when sick with mild symptoms. Some physicians …
What should I do if there is a COVID-19 outbreak in my community? Anika H. Ahmed, MD A physician expecting an outbreak of an infectious disease in the community will always guide their patients to be cautious, plan, get organized, get registered, stock up, monitor symptoms, and be prepared for the outbreak. Planning involves gathering …
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Can I get sick with COVID-19 if it’s on food? Anika H. Ahmed, MD September 2020 The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly infectious, quickly-replicating virus responsible for the pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), that originally started in China and then spread across the globe sparing no country, race, gender …
What complications can COVID-19 cause? Anika H. Ahmed, MD Although COVID-19 is a new disease appearing first in China in the winter of 2019, the pattern seen so far in patients across the globe is that the symptoms and complications depend mainly on the immune system of each individual. There is a wide range of …
How can I stay safe when I go back to work? Anika H. Ahmed, MD After a prolonged self-quarantine, lockdown, and at times, isolation, everyone wants to get back to work to revive the economy and come back to a normal pre-COVID-19 routine. However, the harsh reality is that life will never be the same. …
What should I do if I need to travel for work or in an emergency? Anika H. Ahmed, MD A major risk factor of cross infection is always there while travelling, especially in air travel when one is confined to a small space in an airplane. This risk factor is markedly increased during the COVID-19 …
How do you know if you should self-quarantine? Anika H Ahmed, MD One term that a patient does not like hearing from a physician is ‘self-quarantine’ because it means a total change of lifestyle. Focusing on infectious communicable diseases most of my life, I have spent 25 years explaining to my patients why a self-quarantine …
How does the US manage its food supply during COVID-19? Anika H. Ahmed, MD August 2020 The massive pandemic of COVID-19 started from China and spread like a wave across the globe, infecting humans, shaking economies, crippling businesses, and shutting down operations in all commercial locations, forcing people to stay in quarantine and isolation. With …
Can my pets spread COVID-19? Anika H. Ahmed MD Pets are loved members of many households and need to be cared for. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there is concern for humans as well as animals. Ongoing clinical trials, research, limited available information, and data collected about the novel Coronavirus causing COVID-19 indicate that pets …
What underlying conditions should I be worried about with COVID-19? Anika H. Ahmed, MD Being a physician dealing with infectious communicable diseases throughout my career, I find it particularly challenging to establish the main risk factors involved in causing an infection. Like other infectious communicable diseases, COVID-19 also poses this challenge. COVID-19 is a novel …
