MYTHS AND FACTS OF CORONA

1. MRS.ARUNA MANO
MSC (N),MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
LECTURER
GANGA COLLEGE OF NURSING
COIMBATORE

2. MYTHS AND FACTS
OF CORONA

3. OBJECTIVES:
INTRODUCTION
DEFINITION
MYTH AND FACTS
CONCLUSION

4. INTRODUCTION
The new corona virus or COVID-19
became pandemic globally, several myths
started circulating over social media.
Many viral claims suggest that taking
a bath with extremely hot water, eating
garlic cloves, spraying alcohol all over the
body, etc. will provide protection from the
new corona virus disease.

5. Contd..
By the declaration of COVID’19 being a pandemic
by WHO .A panic within people has been generated
with lots of myths that revolve currently through social
media and common public leading to miss beliefs
trying to calm the chaos but causing to worsen the
situation instead.
Below are some common myths that revolve
around the scenario of COVID’19 and facts that need
to be known.

6. MYTH AND FACTS OF CORONA:
MYTH
Corona virus cannot be transmitted
in areas with hot and humid climates.
FACT
As per the WHO, the COVID-19 virus can be
transmitted in all areas, including areas with hot and
humid climates. The best way to prevent yourself from
COVID-19 is by frequently cleaning your hands. frequent
washing of hands can eliminate viruses that might be on
your hands and avoid infection that could occur by then
touching your eyes, mouth, and nose.

7. MYTH
Cold weather and snow can kill the
new corona virus. FACT
There is no reason to believe that cold
weather can kill new corona virus. As per WHO,
the normal human body temperature ranges
between 36.5°C to 37°C irrespective of the
external temperature or weather. WHO
recommends frequent cleaning of hands either
with alcohol-based hand rub or by washing
them with soap and water.

8. MYTH
FACT
Taking a hot bath with extremely hot water
prevents the new corona virus disease
Taking a hot bath with extremely hot water
doesn’t provide protection against the novel corona virus
but it can surely damage your skin.

9. MYTH
FACT
The new corona virus can be transmitted
through mosquito bites.
There is no evidence at the time of writing this article
about the transmission of corona virus through the mosquito
bites. As per WHO, COVID-19 spreads primarily through
droplets generated when an infected person
coughs or sneezes, or through droplets
of saliva or discharge from the nose.

10. MYTH
FACT
Hand dryers are effective in killing the new
corona virus.
hand dryers are not effective in
killing COVID-19.

11. MYTH AND FACTS OF CORONA:
MYTH
FACT
UV lamps don’t kill the new corona
virus and WHO doesn’t recommend
sterilizing hands or other areas of skin
with them as UV radiation may result in
skin irritation.
An ultraviolet disinfection lamp kills the new
corona virus.

12. MYTH AND FACTS OF CORONA:
MYTH
FACT
According to WHO, thermal scanners are
only effective in detecting people who have
developed a fever due to the infection with the
new corona virus and cannot detect people who
are infected but have not developed fever.
Thermal scanners detecting people infected
with the new corona virus.

13. MYTH AND FACTS OF CORONA:
MYTH
FACT
spraying alcohol or chlorine all over
your body will not kill viruses that have already
entered your body and can prove harmful to
clothes, eyes, mouth, etc. It must be noted
that both alcohol and chlorine are useful in
disinfecting surfaces, but must be used only
under appropriate recommendations.
Spraying alcohol or chlorine all over your body
will kill the new corona virus.

14. MYTH
FACT
vaccines against pneumonia do not
provide protection against the new corona
virus. As the virus is new, it needs its own
vaccine, as per WHO. Researchers across
the globe are trying to develop a vaccine
against COVID-19.
Vaccines against pneumonia provides
protection against the new corona virus.

15. MYTH
FACT
Regularly rinsing your nose with saline help prevent infection
with the new corona virus.
As per WHO, there’s no evidence that regularly
rinsing the nose with saline will protect people from
infection with the new corona virus.

16. MYTH
FACT
Eating garlic help prevent infection with
the new corona virus.
There is no evidence that
eating garlic will provide protection
against the new corona virus.

17. MYTH
FACT
The new corona virus affects only older and
younger people.
people of all ages can be infected
by the new corona virus. However, older
people and people with pre-existing
medical conditions are comparatively
more vulnerable to the virus.

18. MYTH
FACT
Antibiotics are effective in preventing and
treating the new corona virus.
antibiotics do not work
against viruses are therefore
not effective in preventing or
treating the new corona
virus.

19. MYTH
FACT
Corona virus is man-made
As the corona virus outbreak
turned into a full-fledged public health
crisis, a fringe theory about the virus
origins started to take hold on the
internet. that the virus didn’t come
from nature, but had instead been
created in a lab.

20. MYTH
FACT
Anyone of any age can get the new
corona virus, though older people and
those with pre-existing medical conditions
appear to be more vulnerable to serious
infections. While most confirmed cases of
the virus have occurred in adults, children
have been infected too.
Kids can’t get the corona virus

21. MYTH
FACT
Getting a letter or package from China won’t
put you at risk of contracting the virus, according to
WHO. Researchers are still studying exactly how
the new corona virus infects people, but judging by
previous corona viruses, it doesn’t stay alive for long
on objects and surfaces.
The virus can be transmitted through
parcel from china

22. MYTH
FACT
while most corona virus cases will be
mild and patients will exhibit nothing more
than seasonal flu symptoms, the respiratory
disease has the higher mortality rate is far
more serious at 1 percent fatality
rate, COVID19 is about 1 times deadlier
than the seasonal flu.
COVID-19 is not more dangerous than the seasonal flu.

23. MYTH
FACT
In response to a series of myths
surrounding alcohol and COVID-19,
the WHO released a statement. In it,
they explain that although alcohol can
disinfect the skin, it does not work the
same way inside the body.
Drinking alcohol reduces the risk of infection

24. MYTH
FACT
Regularly gargling with salt water can help prevent
infection with the new corona virus
There is no evidence that regularly
gargling has protected people from
infection with the new corona virus. While
this may help soothe a sore throat, this
practice will not prevent the virus from
entering your lungs, neither will drinking
frequent sips of water.

25. MYTH
FACT
Drinking water can help prevent COVID19
A post circulating on social media
claims that drinking water every 30
minutes will wash down any virus in your
throat into your stomach, where the acid
will kill it. However, there is no evidence
that this words against any type of
respiratory virus.

26. MYTH
FACT
If you can hold your breath for 10 seconds, you are
healthy.
According to experts, the 10
seconds test being shared online would
not be a reliable way to determine
whether someone has the virus.
The approach may be helpful in
identifying persons with more serious
lung disease.

27. MYTH
FACT
As per WHO, a woman with
COVID 19 should be supported to
breast feed safely, hold her newborn skin to skin and
share a room with her baby.
This is because breast milk provides protection
against many illness and strengthen the baby’s
immune function.
You should not breastfeed your baby
if you are infected with COVID 19

28. MYTH
FACT
No evidence states that pets can be infected
or transmit the disease. However, to be on the
safe side, its best to wash your hands with soap
and water after coming in contact with your pet.
By doing this you protect yourself from
infections and other diseases such as E.coli and
Salmonella that can pass between pets and
humans.
Pets can spread Novel Corona virus

29. CONCLUSION
In conclusion, when considering a new
infection about which so much is still unknown,
it’s important to be aware and seek out reliable
information and act on it.
We hope that the above myths and facts have
helped you figure out the right from the wrong
and have sufficiently armed you in taking the right
actions to prevent yourself and loved ones from
this respiratory illness.