How Corona Virus is Transmitted

How Corona Virus is Transmitted

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What is the coronavirus and how is it transmitted, Coronavirus is a virus and a microorganism. It is actually a family of viruses known since 1960.

Since 1960, it was a group of viruses that microbiologists knew until the 2000s, but did not care much because it mostly caused disease in animals. until 2002. In 2002, the world recognized it as a virus that also causes disease in humans and recognized it painfully because it caused a rapid respiratory infection, known to all of you as SARS.

In 2002, it was seen as an animal-borne virus transmitted from civet cats, unfortunately, it appeared in China again and spread rapidly to other countries of the world, causing pneumonia, acute respiratory infection and death. In later studies and statistics, SARS killed 10-15% of the people it infected. And as of now, as a result of the studies and treatments, SARS is no longer seen as of 2019-2010, but the coronavirus does not end.

Again, the coronavirus was discovered in 2012, this time in Saudi Arabia and as animals, not cats, but dromedary camels. We saw another type of coronavirus, which we called MERS-cov because it was in Saudi Arabia, because it was in the Middle East, and unfortunately, the lethality of this coronavirus was higher, unfortunately it reached 30-35%.

It originated in Saudi Arabia, but again it spread to many places. Now we are coming to 2019, in 2019, again in December in China, as you all know very well, it is thought to be in a place where live animals are sold in a market place, and now an animal-borne infection has emerged again. As a result of the immediate studies, it was seen that it was close to Sars and close to Mers.

In other words, it was seen to be a kind of corona virus and immediately reported to the World Health Organization. It was neither similar to Sars nor Mers, it was close but not similar, so it was called a new coronavirus.

It was seen in China, and China, of course, took precautions immediately because it was experienced. Because the spread of such a rapidly developing microorganism is not at the expected rate, yes, it is spreading, but good measures are also taken.

How is the Corona Virus Transmitted?

We can answer the questions of what is theCorona virus and how it is transmitted, first of all, we can touch on precautions by talking about prevention methods. For this, we should wash our hands frequently. However, it is necessary not to exaggerate here. It is enough with normal water and soap. There is no need for disinfectant special antibacterial soaps every time, we should not approach people in the community, especially those who are suspected of the disease, more than 1 m. But the most important thing is our immune system. If this virus infects 100 people, it is fatal in 3-4% of these people according to the findings.

We should get protein, carbohydrates and the right fats. Vitamin C. We are in the winter season, we do not need vitamins such as orange pomegranate grapefruit unless it is not necessary and its deficiency is not detected in blood tests, but we should definitely take vitamins that are deficient in blood tests. Adequate sleep is very important, of course, the age group is also important for this, but an average of 7-8 hours of night sleep is extremely important for everyone. Exercise is important according to the age, gender and body functions of the person. Everyone does not need to run a marathon, but it is important to move in a way that mobilizes the body, regular rhythmic walks are required.

The body has a biological rhythm, some hormones are secreted at certain hours. Our body's biological rhythm takes us to rest around 12-1 o'clock and says, "You are so tired all day, rest now. Unfortunately for people who cannot sleep at night due to some professions, they will do their best and sleep during the day. But of course it is not a substitute for a night's sleep.

There is a serving size for fruits, 1 serving of fruit per day depends on the size of the fruit. A medium-sized apple orange, if there is no stomach upset, freshly squeezed grapefruit orange mixture instead of tea.

The question of what the corona virus is and how it is transmitted often causes confusion. At first it was said that it was transmitted from animals in China, but not everyone bought and ate food from the same market. Not everyone was fed with food, so it was also transmitted from person to person. It is transmitted from human to human through respiration, that is, through droplets, we know this now. Maybe in the future we can say that there is another way.

What is the corona virus and how is it transmitted, it is transmitted from person to person, that is, it is transmitted by droplet, that is, the person who is sick has an average incubation period between 2 and 14 days, during this period, when he starts to show the symptoms of the disease knowingly or unknowingly, it is transmitted by droplet with respiratory secretions that he emits out through sneezing, coughing and sneezing, a proximity of 1m is important here, which applies to all droplet-transmitted viruses, not only for corona, 1m and closer contact is required for the virus to be transmitted from person to person.

The corona virus has caused panic in our country as well as all over the world. Citizens are following the developments related to the virus with concern.

Corona virus is transmitted from person to person through respiration, there is an incubation period of 2 to 14 days, there is a waiting period. In the vast majority of cases, high fever and then respiratory problems occur, and in cases where it causes death, it can cause death by causing pneumonia and then severe lung failure.

In order to alleviate concerns about how the coronavirus is transmitted, it is necessary to pay attention to personal care. We need to pay close attention to hand washing to protect ourselves from the virus. It is enough to pay attention to hand washing with normal soaps, not chemical soaps containing very antibacterials. You should also pay attention to hand washing when you use public transportation outside or when you return home from places where you are in public.

If you ask what the corona virus is, how it is transmitted and how to protect myself, first of all, it is necessary to stay away from anyone who coughs and sneezes around you. Personal care must be strictly adhered to the measures taken by the Ministry of Health.

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CreatorNP Istanbul Hospital Editorial Board
Updated At03 June 2024
Created At06 April 2020
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