WHAT IS A CORONAVIRUS?
The coronavirus are a wide family from virus that may cause various conditions, from the common cold to more complex illnesses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). The most recently discovered coronavirus causes the coronavirus disease COVID-19.
WHAT IS THE COVID-19?
COVID-19 is the most recently discovered infectious disease caused by the coronavirus. Both the new virus and the disease were unknown before the outbreak broke out in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
HOW IS COVID-19 DISEASE SPREAD?
A person can contract COVID-19 from contact with another who is infected with the virus. The disease can spread from person to person through drops from the nose or mouth that are expelled when an infected person coughs or exhales. These droplets fall on objects and surfaces around the person, so other people can get COVID-19 if they touch these objects or surfaces and then touch their eyes, nose, or mouth. They can also be spread if they breathe in the drops that a person with COVID-19 has spread by coughing or exhale. That is why it is important to stay more than one (1) meter away from a person who is find sick.
HOW LONG IS THE INCUBATION PERIOD OF COVID-19?
The "incubation period" is the time that elapses between infection with the virus and the appearance of symptoms of the disease. Most estimates of the incubation period for COVID-19 range from 1 to 14 days, and generally are around five days.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS OF COVID-19?
The symptom plus common from the COVID-19 are fever, tiredness and cough dry. Some patients may present pains, congestion nasal, pain from throat or diarrhea. These symptoms are usually mild and appear gradually. Some people become infected, but do not develop any symptoms and are not unwell. Most people (about 80%) recover from the disease without the need for any special treatment. Around from 1 from every 6 persons that they contract the COVID-19 develops a serious illness and have difficulty for to breathe. The persons greater and the that suffer Other medical conditions, such as high blood pressure, heart problems, or diabetes, are more likely to develop serious illness. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in China the range of fatalities is between 2% and 4%, but outside the Asian country the rate drops to 0.7%.
