What is Coronavirus & how can we be safe?
Headlines about the Coronavirus seemed to change every day. But there are things that we can do to become safe from it.
Now information about what it is and how you can protect yourself?
Coronavirus looks like the above picture under a microscope. TherThere'shole family of them, and they cause things like the common cold and other lung infections. The strain of coronavirus that’that'sng news causes COVID-19 infection. Researchers think it first passed from an animal to a person. But now it's it'sading from person to person, and the part of the worry is how it spreads quickly. Compared to other viruses, it can cause mild to severe flu-like symptoms. We hear a lot about the number of people with Coronavirus, and it's instant to know that most people diagnosed with COVID-19 are recovering. But in some people, it can cause a much more severe illness.
How does it attack?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and prevention the CDC, people who have the highest risk of getting sick seemed to be the elderly and people of all ages who have underlying medical conditions like asthma, diabetes, heart disease, or obesity. Hospitals also care for patients younger than 65 who do not have prior health problems but are still getting sick with COVID19.
So, the best way to protect yourself is to lower your chances of exposure. The primary way the virus spreads is when people cough, sneeze or talk. It can also remain in the air for several hours. These droplets can be breathed in by a nearby person or land on the nearby surface, and the infected person also might touch their mouth or nose and then touch something else like an elevator or shopping cart. The virus can live on surfaces for a couple of hours to several days, depending on the surface type. Healthy people come along, touch those things touch their faces, and they can get infected.
How to become safe from it?
The good news is that you can do things to protect yourself. Many tips can help to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.
- Do wash your hands, lather up with soap and warm water and rub for 20 seconds. Twice wash the fronts and backs between your fingers and under your nails.
- Do wash often before, during, and after preparing food, before eating, after using the bathroom, after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing, and after touching things.
- Remember the elevator button and shopping cart.
- Do use hand sanitizer if you cannot get to a sink with soap and hot water. Buy the sanitizer, which contains at least 60% alcohol, and rub it all over your hands and fingernails for 20 seconds. Let it dry completely.
- Do keep a safe distance from people who are not in your household.
- Staying six feet away from somebody is usually far enough to keep you from breathing in germs. Use cleanser or soap and water on things that get touched a lot in your home items like electronics, doorknobs, light switches, and railings.
- You can carry wipes to clean surfaces in public areas, door handles, things shared in the office, and anything that many people touch.
- Do wear cloth masks when going in public. Use it for people over the age of two and check the CDC website for guidelines and how to make and safely use don't. Don't use a surgical mask or an n95 these are short in supply, and health care works need to donate.
- Don't touch your face, especially your mouth doesn't. Don't cough or sneeze into your hands. Cough into a tissue that you throw out Rigdon's.
- Don't share food, drinks, and towels.
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