CORONA VIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19)
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The CoronaVirus Disease (Covid-19) is a contagious disease caused by CoronaVirus. The disease started in 2019 with its first case in China, and has since then, spread across various countries across the world. Currently, a mode of treatment has not been confirmed for this disease. It is why the necessary measures should be taken to prevent infection. As the popular saying goes; “Prevention is better than cure.” The Statistics increase by day
How does covid spread?
The coronavirus disease can be spread in three major ways:
Contaminated Objects & substances.
Respiratory secretions or droplets
expelled by infected individuals
can contaminate objects and surfaces.
Air Transmission of Droplets and secretions
Infected droplets are spread through the
air when an infected individual coughs or sneezes.
Transmission Among Humans
Can occur during direct, indirect
or close contact with infected people
through infected secretions like saliva.
Symptoms Of Coronavirus
COVID-19 affects people in different ways.
Majority of infected people will develop
mild to moderate illness and get better
without being hospitalized.
The incubation period for the virus
ranges from 6-14 days. Recovery from
covid symptoms takes about to weeks
for people with mild cases and ranges
form 3-6 week for people with serious cases.
As stated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the following are symptoms of Covid-19.
- Fever
- Dry Cough
- Excess Sneezing
- Aches and Pains
- Diarrhoea
- Inability to taste or smell.
- Chest pains
- Inability to move or speak
- Breathing Difficulty