A compendium of causes, symptoms and prevention; complied from research of World Health Organization, the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC-USA) and Ministry of National Health Service, Islamabad is summarized as under:
Causes: The coronavirus spreads primarily from person to person contact. CDC-USA attributes it to close contact (6 feet or less) with a person already infected. Prime cause of infection is through the airborne (water) droplets during sneezing and coughing of an already infected person. Touching an area where an infected person has sneezed or coughed may also be avoided. Furthermore, it may spread from consuming uncooked or undercooked animal organ meat. Summarized, Coronavirus spreads in similar way to flu. Persons at a higher age bracket and persons with weak/weakened immune system are at most risk.
Symptoms: The Coronavirus may manifest symptoms within 2 to 14 days after being contracted. As such, a non-symptomatic person may also be carrying the virus. Common symptoms include combination of: fever, cough and shortness of breath/breathing difficulties. Most persons infected with Coronavirus experience only mild symptoms and recover. However, in more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.
Prevention: As a matter of general day to day precautions, measures should be taken, included: use of face masks on mouth and nose; Use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers; avoiding close contact with any person showing symptoms of Coronavirus; covering mouth and nose with hand or elbow while sneezing or coughing; washing of hands with soap for at least 20 seconds; and ensuring that meat is thoroughly cooked.
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