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re: Jennifer Avegno isn't a virologist
Posted on 9/23/20 at 9:01 am to NC_Tigah
Posted on 9/23/20 at 9:01 am to NC_Tigah
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Silly posit. First off, epidemiologist is the term you may have been looking for. Unless one is addressing lab vs natural origin of CV19, or highly technical particulars of antibody vulnerability, a virologist offers little that an ED doc doesn't. In fact, in clinical terms a virologist offers less.
Know how I know you don't really know? You said you never heard of her but here you are with the facts. Do a simple web search first and you won't look so damn dumb
"Virologists are medical doctors that oversee the diagnosis, management and prevention of infection. They're also scientists, who may drive research on various aspects of viruses. A virologist may be both a scientist and a physician."
ETA My original point stands. She's neither an epidemiologist or a virologist. We might as well be listening to a nurse on this matter as she has no authority on this subject.
This post was edited on 9/23/20 at 9:08 am
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Posted on 9/23/20 at 9:47 am to GoAwayImBaitn
quote:Negative.
"Virologists are medical doctors that oversee the diagnosis, management and prevention of infection. They're also scientists, who may drive research on various aspects of viruses.
Virologists may coincidently be medical doctors, but clinical medical experts overseeing the diagnosis, management and prevention of infection are referred to as ... wait4it ... Infectious Disease Specialists.
quote:I suspected that was where you were headed. It's why I corrected you originally.
ETA My original point stands. She's neither an epidemiologist or a virologist. We might as well be listening to a nurse on this matter as she has no authority on this subject.
Comparing an ED physician's background in assessing viral infection during a pandemic with that of a nurse is ignorant. Aside from the 7 extra years of education involved, a component of an ED doc's post-grad training directly deals with pandemic and viral response.
ED is 'ackchyually' among the fields in medicine best equipped to address the subject.
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