Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
Wu
Risk factors associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome and death in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia in Wuhan, China.JAMA Intern Med
Chao-min Wu, Xiaoyan Chen, Y. Cai, Jia’an Xia, Xiaoping Zhou, Shan Xu, Hanping Huang, Li Zhang, Xia Zhou, C. Du, Yuye Zhang, Juan Song, Sijiao Wang, Yencheng Chao, Zeyong Yang, Jie Xu, Xin Zhou, Dechang Chen, W. Xiong, Lei Xu, F. Zhou, Jinjun Jiang, C. Bai, Junhua Zheng, Yuanlin Song (2020)
Risk Factors Associated With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Death in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia in Wuhan, ChinaThe Journal of Emergency Medicine, 58
Letters effective method of exposure, and therefore those sleeping guidelines show no evidence of cardiovascular toxic effects. under pyrethroid-treated mosquito nets are perhaps in less Furthermore, exposure limits are orders of magnitude lower danger. However, these pyrethroid-treated mosquito nets are than the acceptable daily intake, and real-world exposures are regularly used as fishing nets. It remains to be seen how py- typically orders of magnitude lower than the acceptable daily rethroid-treated mosquito nets entering the waterways might intake. bioaccumulate and affect human health, but the implica- Modern insecticides, including pyrethroids, are critical to tions are grim. public health, with more than 80% of the global population at risk of vector-borne diseases. Urban expansion has in- David A. Larsen, PhD creased the transmission of diseases such as dengue and Zika virus. Pyrethroids prevent these diseases, as well as treat sca- Author Affiliation: Department of Public Health, Syracuse University, bies and lice. They also protect homes from termites, bed- Syracuse, New York. bugs, and other insect pests. This study must be interpreted Corresponding Author: David A. Larsen, PhD, Department of Public Health, with caution. The sensationalized media attention is surpris- Syracuse University, 344D White Hall, Syracuse, NY 13210 (dalarsen@syr.edu). ing and
JAMA Internal Medicine – American Medical Association
Published: Jul 11, 2020
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.