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Covid-19 Pandemic

What is COVID-19?

COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus. ‘CO’ stands for corona, ‘VI’ for virus, and ‘D’ for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as ‘2019 novel coronavirus’ or ‘2019-nCoV.’ The COVID-19 virus is a new virus linked to the same family of viruses as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and some types of common cold.

Recognizing Symptoms of Covid-19

It is important that we should be cognizant of the symptoms of Covid-19 to prevent its further spread and to take an immediate action to alleviate this disease preventing it to worsen. Align with this, citizens should be responsible to understand and know the symptoms of Covid-19. Here are the following symptoms of this disease:

Common symptoms:

Fever

Fatigue

A dry cough

Loss of appetite

Body aches

Shortness of breath

Mucus or phlegm

Other symptoms may include:

Sore throat

Headache

Chills, sometimes with shaking

Loss of smell or taste

Congestion or runny nose

Nausea or vomiting

Diarrhea

Emergency Symptoms:

Trouble breathing

Constant pain or pressure in your chest

Bluish lips or face

Sudden confusion

How does COVID-19 spread?  

Covid-19 is deleterious to the health of an individual therefore we need to be aware on how it is being transmitted from one person to the other. A person can be infected by covid-19 when an infected individual coughs, talks or sneezes at her/him and receiving tiny respiratory droplets. A person can also be infected if he/she touches an object containing the virus and then by toughing his/her face again. Citizens should be more careful since covid-19 spreads rapidly.

Who are at Risk?

Everyone or all age groups are at risk of getting infected by the virus. However there is a higher percentage where older age groups and individuals with an underlying serious medical problem get severely infected by the coronavirus. 

Precautionary Measures During this Time of the Pandemic

Protecting Yourself and Others

Along with precautionary measures that we need to follow in order to avoid being sick, social distancing is one of them. It can make people secluded and lonely that can cause deleterious effects to our health. Nevertheless, this action is crucial to avoid the spread of the disease. In this unprecedented times, social distancing is the best measure to protect ourselves and other people. No contact means the chances of spread will get lower. Just like what most of the doctors always tell us is “ Prevention is better than cure”. If every individual practices social distancing the number of infected patients will diminish over time.

                      Preventive Methods of Covid-19

Whenever you go outside of your house always wear facemasks that covers your mouth and nose.

Always carry a hand sanitizer. Utilize alcohol-based hand sanitizers containing at least 60% ethanol or isopropanol when soap and water are not available.

Disinfecting your home. Clean your house and frequently touched objects inside your home as they might be probable in containing the virus. 

Boost your immune system to be less susceptible to the virus. Make good health choices and have a proper diet.

Smoking decreases immunity, it’s best to quit from smoking.

Seek medical attention when experienced some symptoms of Covid-19.

Stay hydrated

After going out of the house, wash your hands with soap and water.

Vaccine for Covid-19 is not yet existent therefore we need to take extra precautionary health measures to avoid being infected with the disease. With the increasing number of patients around the world, it is crucial that we should take care of ourselves. Once we have established that role, we are able to protect others from getting infected with the virus. It is also essential for an individual to be hygienic and healthy during this time of the pandemic. Encouraging others to do the same, you will contribute a lot to your community in terms of decreasing the number of patients.