{"id":26822,"date":"2020-10-31T07:44:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T07:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=26822"},"modified":"2020-10-31T07:44:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T07:44:39","slug":"rate-of-asymptomatic-sars-cov-2-high-among-grocery-store-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=26822","title":{"rendered":"Rate of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 High Among Grocery Store Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"News Picture: Rate of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 High Among Grocery Store Workers\" class=\"healthday_image\" src=\"https:\/\/consumer.healthday.com\/media-library\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yMzYzMjcyNi9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY0NjM2NTg5M30.zIrAPQLnJN7U7g16RkV2MqpM6lujXTF1MbfcqnzULCI\/image.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>FRIDAY, Oct. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News)<\/p>\n<p>The rate of asymptomatic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_sars\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">severe acute respiratory syndrome<\/a> coronavirus 2 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_sars\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">SARS<\/a>-CoV-2) infection is high among grocery store workers, and those with direct customer exposure are more likely to test positive for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_symptoms\/symptoms.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"sym\">SARS<\/a>-CoV-2, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in <em>Occupational &amp; Environmental Medicine<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Fan-Yun Lan, M.D., from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study in a single grocery retail store in Massachusetts in May 2020. Workers&#8217; personal\/occupational history and perception of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/wuhan_coronavirus_2019-ncov\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">COVID-19<\/a> were assessed by questionnaire.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers found that 20 percent of the 104 workers tested had positive viral assays; 76 percent of the positive cases were asymptomatic. After adjustments, the odds of testing positive for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_sars\/article.htm\" rel=\"dt\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\">SARS<\/a>-CoV-2 were increased for employees with direct customer exposure (odds ratio, 5.1). The prevalence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/anxiety\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">anxiety<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/depression\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">depression<\/a> was 24 and 8 percent, respectively. Those able to practice social distancing consistently at work had odds of 0.3 and 0.2 for screening positive for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/anxiety\/symptoms.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"sym\">anxiety<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/depression_overview_pictures_slideshow\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"slide\">depression<\/a>, respectively, after adjustment for potential confounders. The likelihood of screening positive for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/depression_quiz\/quiz.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"quiz\">depression<\/a> was lower for workers commuting by foot, bike, or private car (odds ratio, 0.1).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/mental_health_psychology\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"dt\">mental health<\/a> finding calls for action in providing comprehensive employee assistance services to help essential workers cope with the psychological distress during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/wuhan_coronavirus_outbreak_2019-ncov\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"slide\">COVID-19<\/a> pandemic,&#8221; the authors write.<\/p>\n<p>One author disclosed financial ties to Open Health.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oem.bmj.com\/lookup\/doi\/10.1136\/oemed-2020-106774\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Physician&#8217;s Briefing Staff<\/p>\n<p class=\"credits\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MedicalNews\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/HealthDay\/healthday.png\" style=\"border: none;\"\/><br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2020 HealthDay. 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