2. Introduction
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• Family:- SARS( Severe Acute Respiratory Disorder)
According to Who,
• Corona viruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or
humans.
• In Humans, Several corona viruses are known to cause respiratory infections
ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases .such as Middle East
Respiratory Syndrome(MERS) and SARS
* Real name- COVID-19/ Noval corona virus
3. COVID-19
• COVID-19( CORONA VIRUS DISEASE-19) is the most infectious
disease caused by the most recently discovered corona virus.
• It is discovered in 2019 in China
• 1st case are seen – 1st dec. 2019 in Wuhan, China
5. Transmission
• Direct transmission- Animals( Snake, Bat, Camel)
• Indirect transmission- By person to person
Droplet infection- From the nose or mouth which
are spread when a person with COVID-19 Coughs or exhales.
• These droplet land to objects and surfaces around the person.
• other people infected through COVID-19 by touching these objects or surfaces ,
then touching their eyes, nose or mouth.
• People also spread from COVID-19 if they breathe in droplets from a person with
COVID -19 who coughs or exhales droplets. This is why it is important to stay more
than 1meter(3 feet) away from a person who is seek.
6. Symptoms
• Flu like symptoms
• Fever
• Cough
• Aches and pains
• Shortness of breathe
• Fluid from nose during sneezing
• Pneumonia
• GIT symptoms
• Kidneys failure
• Acute respiratory Syndrome
• Multi organ Failure
• Death
7. • Some people become infected but don’t develop any
symptoms and don’t feel unwell.
• About 80% recover from disease without needing special
treatment.
• Around 1 out of every 6 people who gets COVID-19 become
seriously ill and develops difficulty breathing.
• Older people, Children’s and immunocompromised people
and those with underlying medical problems like high BP ,
heart problems or diabetes are more likely to develop serious
illness.
8. Treatment
- No specific treatment
- No any vaccine till now
• People with serious illness should be
hospitalized.
9. Self care
• Rest and sleep
• Keep Warm
• Drink plenty of liquid
• Use a room humidifier or take a hot shower to help
ease a sore throat and cough.
10. Prevention
• Hygiene – hand wash/ sanitize
• Use MASK
• Avoid close contact with patients.
• Avoid touching to sensitive parts
• Avoid travelling in market place.