Covid 19 (Coronavirus)

Covid 19 (Coronavirus)

• Disease caused by the new coronavirus that emerged in China in December 2019.

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Symptoms

Spread

• The new coronavirus can be spread from person to person. 
• Covid 19 is spread through droplets released into the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
• The droplets generally do not travel more than a few feet, and they fall to the ground (or onto surfaces) in a few seconds. 
• Social and physical distancing is effective in preventing the spread.

Diagnosis

• It is diagnosed with a laboratory test.
• If your worried that you might have Covid-19, use SELF CHECKER from CDC

Treatment

• According to the CDC – Researchers are still undergoing drug trials.
• NO drugs or other therapeutics approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to prevent or treat COVID-19.
• Current clinical management includes:
  • infection prevention and control measures
  • supportive care, including:
    • supplemental oxygen and mechanical ventilatory support when indicated. 
• Remdesivir
  • – inhibits viral replication through premature termination of RNA transcription and has in-vitro activity against SARS-CoV-2 and in-vitro and in-vivo activity against related beta coronaviruses.
• Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine
  • are oral prescription drugs that have been used for the treatment of malaria and certain inflammatory conditions.
  • in clinical trials for pre-exposure or post-exposure prophylaxis of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and treatment of patients with mild, moderate, and severe COVID-19.
• Several other drugs
  • (e.g., investigational antivirals, immunotherapeutic, host-directed therapies) are under investigation in clinical trials or are being considered for clinical trials of pre-exposure prophylaxis, post-exposure prophylaxis, or treatment of COVID-19 in the United States and worldwide.

Vaccination

• Pfizer
• Moderna
• Johnson and Johnson
• Prevention is the key.

Prevention