JN117
JN117
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I am a layman. I am interested in science, engineering, immunology, virology, COVID, and Long Covid. I am very grateful to researchers who are working to help us understand infection-associated chronic conditions.
Here are a few more details on this from the Stanford news release. Unfortunately, the research article seems paywalled.

med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...
Stanford Medicine scientists tie lupus to a virus nearly all of us carry
The Epstein-Barr virus can convert B cells it’s infected into diabolical overlords that reprogram myriad other immune cells to attack our tissues, Stanford Medicine scientists have found.
med.stanford.edu
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I do not see the product on sale yet. No pricing was given.
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
In clinical testing, the RSV test had 94% positive agreement with PCR for subjects within 5 days of symptom onset.
www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/re...
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Interestingly, the test is licensed for people 6 months and older, so it includes a swab guard to prevent the swab from going deeper than intended.
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Unfortunately, no pictures of the actual test cartridge, but the FDA summary of decision shows some diagrams. It has two side-by-side test strips--one with Flu & COVID and the other with RSV.
www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/re...
November 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"there's been an illness going around..."
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I meant NY Times.
October 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This Washington Post article examines 12 indicators of "democratic erosion" and finds USA has regressed on all 12 key indicators.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Thank you for posting about this. It is such an interesting topic. In Waycross, Georgia USA, Adamares is apparently going to make a serious ($750 million) attempt at off-site building. Several recent links:
admares.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=86xQ...
modularhomesourcepro.com/admares-geor...
Admares Georgia Factory: Building Momentum Before the First Wall Goes Up - Modular Home Source Pro
All photos - Admares
modularhomesourcepro.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The BIOFIRE respiratory panel tests for presence of ~22 pathogens at once. Most of the time, rhinovirus is detected more often than COVID. I suspect BIOFIRE is mostly used on inpatients, but I don't know for sure.
syndromictrends.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This study measured viral emissions from infected people 1 or 2 times daily. It found significant viral RNA emissions through day 8.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Quantity of SARS-CoV-2 RNA copies exhaled per minute during natural breathing over the course of COVID-19 infection
SARS-CoV-2 is spread through exhaled breath of infected individuals. A fundamental question in understanding transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is how much virus an individual is exhaling into the environment...
www.medrxiv.org
October 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This is my favorite paper that measured infectious aerosol emissions at multiple time points.
x.com/MarionKoopma...
x.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:21 AM
FYI: Pfizer study on "rebound" (their word).
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
October 3, 2025 at 2:05 AM