COVID-19 : Symptoms and Prevention
COVID stands for Coronavirus Disease; it is termed as novel coronavirus or COVID-19 since it first infected humans in 2019. This highly infectious disease is caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2. The virus primarily spreads through physical contact and respiratory droplets. People with COVID-19 may have a wide range of symptoms. These may appear in two to fourteen days after the exposure to the virus. The common signs include- fever, dry, cough, tiredness, loss of taste or smell, muscle aches, headache, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhoea, etc. Some people may experience worsened symptoms, such as acute shortness of breath and pneumonia. Older people and those with underlying medical problems such as heart disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness. Unfortunately, so far there is no medicine or poven vaccine to cure COVID-19; however, a few are in the development stages. So, preventive measures are the best ways to stay safe from COVID-19. We must wear face mask while going out or face a crowd, wash or sanitize our hands frequently, avoid touching face, nose and eyes, cover our face and nose with a tissue or by elbow when sneezing or coughing and maintain at least a distance of 3 feet while confronting people outside. Besides, we can make our immune system stronger by following the health rules, taking nutritious food, drink a lot of liquid and doing light exercise. Anyone with the possible symptoms must be home quarantined (isolated) in order to avoid close contact with others. Therefore, staying safe from COVID-19 mostly depends on personal hygiene.
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COVID –19 or corona-virus Disease 2019 is a highly infectious respiratory disease. The common symptoms of this disease are high fever, dry cough, tiredness, loss of sense of taste or smell, muscle aches, headache, sore throat, runny nose, vomiting, diarrhoea, etc. But serious patients may also experience acute shortness of breath and pneumonia. Aged people and those with underlying medical problems such as asthma, heart disease, diabetes, etc are more likely to develop serious illnesses. Unfortunately, there is no specific treatment for COVID–19. Many countries including Bangladesh are on the way to developing vaccines for this virus. So, preventive measures are the best way to stay safe from COVID–19. We must wear face mask while going out or face a crowd, wash or sanitize our hands frequently, avoid touching face, nose and eye, cover our face and nose with a tissue or by elbow while sneezing or coughing and maintain at least a distance of 3meters while confronting people outside. Besides, we can make our immune system stronger by following the health rules, taking nutritious food, drinking a lot of liquid and doing light exercise. While we are waiting for a cure of COVID–19, we must follow these measures to prevent COVID–19.
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