Coronavirus: What you need to know to prepare for a covid-19 墨子攻略pandemic
HEALTH 27 February 2020
By Michael Le Page
With coronavirus outbreaks in Europe and the Middle East, the covid-19 virus appears to be going pandemic. As public concern increas worldwide, unscientific and unreliable advice on how to protect yourlf is now rife(widespread), proliferating如果你是一滴水(increa rapidly) on social media and through messaging apps. Here’s what you really need to know.
How bad is the 凉拌菜花infection?
More than 80 percent of people infected develop only mild symptoms, such as a fever and a cough. Only around 1 in 100 people die – tho who do are usually older and have existing health problems, such as heart dia or diabetes. No deaths have been reported in children under 9 years old.
How do people catch it?
The virus is thought to be transmitted by droplets emitted when people sneeze, cough or even just talk, says David Heymann at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who led the global efforts to contain SARS. If you are within 2 or 3 metres of an infected person, you can breathe in tho droplets directly. The longer you are near them, the greater the risk.
Surfaces can be contaminated by falling droplets, or by people coughing into their hand before pressing a button, say. If you touch a contaminated surface and then touch your eyes, no or face, you can become infected. Faeces from infected people might also be infectious.
How can I avoid catching it?
You can minimi your risk of catching the coronavirus through “social distancing” and good hygiene. Move at least a metre away from anyone who appears ill if you can. Don’t shake hands, hug or kiss people as a greeting. Wash your hands often with soap and water, or u an alcohol hand rub, especially after touching surfaces that might be c
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The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is no need for healthy people to wear face masks. It also says there is no evidence that pets can get and spread covid-19, or that the virus can be pasd on via letters, packages or food.
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How can I protect mylf?
羊皮卷之六It is being claimed all kinds of things can protect you from the covid-19 virus, from vitamins to garlic. There is no evidence to support most of the claims. However, there is evidence that moderate exerci, adequate sleep and a healthy diet help keep your immune system in shape generally.
We don’t know if smoking increas the risk of people with covid-19 becoming verely ill becau China hasn’t been reporting if infected people are smokers, but previous studies have shown that smoking increas the risk of being hospitalid if you get flu. Now is a great time to go on a health kick.含羞草开花
It might also be worth booking yourlf in for the flu and pneumococcal vaccines, which are already recommended for people over the age of 65 in the UK. The vaccines won’t prevent infection with the covid-19 virus, but by protecting you from other infections they will help ea the burden on health rvices. Fewer people coming down with dias with similar symptoms to covid-19 will also make the situation easier to control, says Jennifer Nuzzo at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore, Maryland.
How can I avoid infecting others?
If you are ill and think you might have covid-19, don’t go to a doctor or to a hospital becau you might infect others. Stay at home and call your local heath authority. If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, you should ek medical attention, the WHO says.
If you absolutely have to go out, wear a face mask. Cover your mouth and no with a tissue when you cough, and throw it away afterwards. If you don’t have a tissue, cough into your bent elbow, not your hand.
There are various winter virus circulating in the northern hemisphere right now, and if you come down with norovirus, for example, it is a good idea to stay at home until veral days after symptoms finish. This will help reduce the spread of infections that would exacerbate(to make sth wor) the strain(stress) on health rvices, and make it easier to track tho who really have covid-19.
What happens if my family or flatmates get sick?
Now is the time to think about what happens if you or people you care about become ill. “Plan who will check up on who,” says Michael Osterholm at the University of Minnesota.
There is a high risk of the virus spreading among people who live together. Ideally, people who are ill should stay in a parate room and u a different bathroom, although this will be difficult in many situations.
If ill people require care, both they and the carer should wear masks, says Heymann. The carer should also wear gloves.
Should I stockpile food or medicine?
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There are differing views on stockpiling among experts. “I don’t think it is necessary, and I certainly don’t advi it,” says Mark Woolhou at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
