Coronavirus: Be careful from Misinformation
Nowadays daily when you switch on TV you must be observing one breaking news related to coronavirus. Day by day the fatality rate is on an increasing trend since 20th January 2020. As per WHO data till 5th Feb 2020, the number of fatal cases are around 500. But Since 5th February the fatal cases are slightly reduced.
What is Coronavirus and how it has made highly important breaking news for the world?
A coronavirus is a group of viruses. The word “corona” originated from the Latin word “Corona” which means crown. The name has been given due to its appearance of crown-shaped under a microscope. However this is not the original name, it is yet to have its scientific name.
As per WHO (World Health Organization), Till date Coronavirus did not find in Human beings, the coronavirus found in animals
But the first case was found on 31st Dec-2019 in Wuhan city of China. But coronavirus boomed after 20th January 2020.
On 2oth January 2020, the 35-year-old lady from Wuhan city of China found infected from coronavirus. This was reported by National IHR Focal Point (NFP) for the Republic of Korea
As per WHO report the lady was suffering from cold, fever and muscle pain on 18th January, On a subsequent day her fever was increased to 100.9 degrees Fahrenheit Upon further testing she found positive for pancoronavirus switch transcriptase-polymerase chain response (RT-PCR) measure, and accordingly was affirmed positive for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
This is the fourth internationally exported case of 2019-nCoV from Wuhan City, China by travelers. Since then the WHO started updating the coronavirus cases.
The source of the outbreak is still under investigation. Preliminary investigations in City. Wuhan has identified environmental samples positive for nCoV in Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan City, however, some laboratory-confirmed patients did not report visiting this market.
Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people.
Detailed investigations found that SARS-CoV was spread from civet cats to humans and MERS-CoV from dromedary camels to humans.
Symptoms of Coronavirus
· Runny nose
· Fever
· Shortness of breath
· Breathing Difficulty
Consequences
· Pneumonia
· Severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS)
· Kidney Failure
· Death
Prevention
· Frequent Handwashing with Soap
· Covering mouth while coughing or sneezing
· Keep safe distance from the person suffering from above symptoms
· Avoid non-veg
· Avoid traveling to the infected area.
Be Careful from Misinformation:
.Because of highly stressed breaking news lot of information regarding this topic getting spread through social media, internet. Some of them are highly useful also but some are very toxic as many anti-social humans take the advantages of such type to stressed news for their own benefit. We must have observed many myths and facts regarding coronavirus on social platforms. Many have quoted for remedial actions to cure the illness. But that cannot be reliable
Examples:
There is a different mask for coronavirus (a such there is no such type of mask is manufactured, N-95 mask can be used so don’t get mislead by any shopkeeper)
Because of this stressed news, many antisocial will try to increase the cost of the mask however you can check the price online.
Many fake doctors/fake Maharaja’s claims for Ayurveda as well as homeopathic medicines like cow urine, cow dung can be used, for the above treatment however it is not proven source. Hence people should think before use.
As per the WHO official statement, there is no specific antiviral treatment recommended for 2019-nCoV infection. People infected with 2019-nCoV should receive supportive care to help relieve symptoms. For severe cases, treatment should include care to support vital organ functions.
As per the WHO official statement, the virus is so new and different that it needs its own vaccine. Researchers are trying to develop a vaccine against 2019-nCoV, and WHO is supporting their efforts.
Many fake doctors also claim for the medicine but till today there is no such official medicine that has been declared by any government some exception like Thailand Govt.has quoted for the combination of HIV and anti-flu drug oseltamivir with lopinavir and ritonavir, anti-viral used to treat HIV showed apparent success.
Myths about coronavirus
As per WHO (World Health Organization) information
Pneumonia or Hepatitis B vaccine does not affect the treatment of coronavirus.
Though Garlic has antimicrobial properties it is not evident to any help to cure coronavirus.
Coronavirus can be affected to any age of person It is a misunderstanding that only old people will get infected.
Antibiotics only work for bacterial infection it does not work for any viruses.
To date no medicine has been recommended to treat coronavirus.
Coronavirus Statistics:
As per World meter info data and Indian daily national news channel, the total number of deaths till 7th Feb is around 724 and the number of cases reported 218904.
Out of 724 deaths, 722 death cases are from China and one from Hongkong and Philippines.
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