Corona virus is newly infected virua found in Wuhan, china. It
is originally came from animal, bats but now can transmit from one
person to another. This time there are so much research has done
abd still going on to know the exact cause of COVID19 and it's
spreading.
people at high risk are:
- older people
- Children
- Pregnant women
- People with co-morbidities
- People with weak immune system
- People having CKD, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other
chronoc disease.
TRANSMISSION OF CORONA VIRUS:
- Droplet released during sneezing and coughing from infected
person.
- Drinking or consuming viral contaiminated food or water
- Travelling in public area, without precautions, during
gathering or meeting with large number of people.
- Contact with infected Animal
- Direct contact with infected utensils or other things like
knob, paper, pen, pencil etc
- Not maintaing proper hand hygiene is also main cause of
infection from corona virus.
- Not covering mouth with proper mask, not sterilizing the
things, hospitals, public area, washing clothes etc can be a cause
of corona virus.
- Avoidance by not maintaing social distancing among people.
- Consuming unhealthy food that make your body weak and have
chances of getting infection through food.
- Being a health care professional we are always at risk of
getting infection in this pandemic, avoidance in Donning and
doffing of PPE can infect the health carr professional.
- Not taking shower after exposure or came jn touch with infected
person.
- Not maintaing standard precautions, airborne precautions and
contact precautions.
- Not wearing proper PPE.
- This corona virus has special protein like structure which
binds with protein like structure of human cell when came in touch
with infected person and after binding with human cell it gets
multiplied and increase their numbers which further multiplies and
affect your lungs.
SIGNS OF INFECTION:
- Cough, and cold
- Fever
- Sore throat
- Shortness of breath
- Loss of taste and smell
- Fatigue
TIPS TO PREVENT INFECTION:
- Hand hygiene
- Use sanitizer
- Proper social distancing
- Avoid travelling and do work from home as much as possible
- Seek help if any sign and symptoms appear
- Home Quarantine is best
- Take multi vitamin and healthy food and water
- Cover your mouth, use mask and proper technique of wearing mask
is must
- Eat proper cooked food and meat.