Tuesday, February 4, 2020

The Truth About The Coronavirus

The Coronavirus began to spread in Wuhan, China as a respiratory infection which is similar to other diseases such as SARS and MERS. This disease has been spreading all across China and many other countries as well as the United States. Coronavirus began spreading due to the consumption of bats being eaten as a delectable. Throughout the last few weeks, there have been cases that have tremendously sky-rocketed from 50 in China to approximately 17,000 within 23 countries and more 360 deaths. China has drastically changed within those past couple of weeks due to the outbreak of the virus. Many events were either cancelled or postponed and the streets are empty. Four countries in Africa have some cases that were quarantined, however it looks as though that it will not travel very far to other countries but they informed public health system about this dire issue. The first male that traveled to China was diagnosed with this disease recently traveled to China and was released the following day from the hospital. Coronavirus gives people an upper respiratory infection symptoms like a stuffy nose, coughing, sore throats. It is not as dangerous as people make it seem and it is treatable. Some scientists are highly unsure how dangerous this new virus is. Over-the-counters can treat these symptoms as soon as possible with no hesitation. Some cases reveal that the infection can affect your lungs and windpipe resulting in catching pneumonia with people who have bad immune systems. As of right now, there is no cure for Coronavirus, however there are some ways people can prevent themselves from getting infected like washing their hands with soap and warm water, not touching your face consistently, and staying away from people who already have this disease. It may spread like the flu but we are not sure how it might spread or how lethal it can be for people. It can be contained and not spread and scientists are questioning whether the virus will cause a disaster or it will go away when the weather warms up. Scientists are trying to come up with vaccines and consistently doing tests will give out bad results at the rate they are going. As a result of the unknown they question if the virus is transmitted through coughing or something there they are not aware of. This issue has people panicking with the false information that they have been given.

1 comment:

  1. This article is really a eye opener. The information gave me a better understanding on the virus. It's really crazy that we are literally witnessing history in the making right now.

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