Shelters
Shelters are places that vulnerable populations can live in temporarily.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 34-year old asked:
The news outlet keeps on saying we need to shelter-in-place to not overwhelm the healthcare system. In what ways could the healthcare system become overwhelmed? Could this be a problem in a first world country like the U.S?
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A 42-year old asked:
Are homeless shelters sanitary, or do they spread disease?
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A 49-year old asked:
Should people that cook and serve food in homeless shelters wear hairnets?
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A 47-year old asked:
How long can a person live without water or shelter in the desert in september?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I have to stay in a shelter with lots of people. If someone has Zika, are we all going to catch it?
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A 52-year old male asked:
In order to protect the elderly living in my house, should I continue to go to work during this shelter in place time?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Some cousins live in tornado alley. What can they do to reassure their kids they will be ok while taking shelter during tornado warning?
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A 33-year old asked:
Where should I go for shelter if driving and tornado warning?
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A member asked:
Could Coronavirus potentially penetrate a bomb shelter?
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A 39-year old male asked:
If I don't have a nuclear fallout shelter, what should I do?
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A 48-year old asked:
What actually causes someone to die if they are caught withtout shelter and get hypothermia?
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A 24-year old asked:
I'm building a bomb shelter in my house, what medicine should I have and how much can I expect to spend?
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A 49-year old male asked:
If my community just declared shelter-in-place, how prevalent in the community is the novel coronavirus? Would most people have it and just not know?
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A member asked:
My ex-wife works in health care. We are on voluntary shelter in place, and her visitation is Friday. Should she get our children given the risks of covid exposure?
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A member asked:
Is it safe to go for walk with my dog outside during the shelter in place mandate?
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A 25-year old asked:
So sad. Just learned my child has depression. I have always tried to shelter and protect my kids. What now?
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A 37-year old asked:
So sad. Just learned my child has craniofacial injuries. I have always tried to shelter and protect my kids. What now?
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A 44-year old asked:
Where is funding for the domestic violence shelters in the financial war against women?
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A member asked:
I am staying indoors because of the shelter in place. However, I think the air inside my house is not that great. Does it make me at risk of getting COVID since I am breathing in all this bad air?
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A male asked:
Adopting a stray. Got some scratches. Cat is at the animal shelter now getting vaccines. Vet said probably no issues, but...shld I wrry abt rabies?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Potentially bitten by stray cat 42 months (3.5 years ago). Do I need a rabies shot? I dont remember the cat biting me, and we kept the cat for a few days. It was fine from what I remember. We gave it to a shelter who has no records of it though?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Mandatory shelter-in-place til 4/16 in response to COVID. Only absolutely essential trips allowed. Would it be safe to go to dentist next week or can I wait until 4/16? Wisdom tooth chipped, but no pain or swelling & dont want to risk COVID exposure.
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A member asked:
Can i get a disease from an unethical dentist placing someone elses rotten teeth in my mouth without my consent while i under? I recently stayed at a place that claimed that they help homeless people with shelter. There was a sign up that said that the p
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A 26-year old female asked:
Cat from animal shelter brought home ringworm & gave it to my rabbit. Would pyrithione zinc shampoo help prevent me from getting it on my head?
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A female asked:
My daughter has a severe cough. I don't have insurance at the moment but I am re all worried. She threw up green stuff yesterday morning. I can't afford to get antibiotics causeb I am In a DV shelter. She has no fever. Just severe coughing and congestion?
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A 36-year old male asked:
What is m.R.S.A.?
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A 57-year old asked:
Is Kremil-S a base?
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A 45-year old female asked:
My b/s is 564 what should I do?
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A 939-year old female asked:
Whats the cause of lightheadness ?
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What medicines should be taken in i.b.s?
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