June 1, 2020
(For those of you too young to
remember, one meaning of “poop” is “information”.)
A team of researchers at Yale has
determined that trends in coronavirus activity can be predicted by analyzing
fecal matter in wastewater.
The virus can be shed in human
waste before symptoms appear in the host. While scientists can’t pinpoint individual
cases, they can predict trends in hospitalization several days in advance by
noting increases or decreases in the concentration of coronavirus RNA in wastewater.
Every little bit helps.
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