What is Covid-19? Its Impacts and Symptoms

What is Covid-19? Its Impacts and Symptoms

What is Covid-19?

      Covid-19 pandemic, which is also known as coronavirus, is an ongoing pandemic that spreads through some Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2. It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China.

The Covid-19 is a cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness. It is an infectious disease. It spreads from person to person through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. Some people who are infected may not have symptoms. For people who have symptoms, illness can range from mild to severe. Adults 65 years and older and people of any age with underlying medical conditions are at higher risk for severe illness.

Key Factors

• The virus that causes COVID-19 can spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks.
• Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after someone is exposed to the virus and can include fever, chills, and cough.
• Some people who are infected may not have symptoms, which is why everyone should take preventive measures
• Anyone can have a severe illness from COVID-19, especially older adults and people of any age with underlying conditions.
• Learn more about variants of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Symptoms: 

Symptoms of coronavirus may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19:

• Cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, 
• Fever, chills, muscle pain, sore throat, 
• A new loss of taste or smell.

Incubation period:

• The median incubation period for COVID-19 is four to five days.
•  Most symptomatic people experience symptoms within two to seven days after exposure.

Mode of transmission:

•  Human-to-human transmission via respiratory droplets
• Person to person via shaking hands together

Prevention tips: 

• Avoiding close contact with sick individuals frequently 
• Washing hands with soap and water; 
• Not touching the eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands; 
• Practicing good respiratory hygiene

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