COVID-19 Paragraph

Answering the following questions:

(a) What is COVID-19?

(b) How is it caused?
(c) What are the symptoms?
(d) Which preventive measures can be taken against it?
(e) Why is it difficult to treat the disease?

COVID stands for Corona Virus Disease; it is termed as novel coronavirus or COVID-19 since it first infected humans in 2019. This highly infectious disease is caused by a virus of the corona family. People with COVID-19 may have a wide range of symptoms. These may appear in two to fourteen days after the exposure to the virus. The common signs include- fever, dry cough, tiredness, loss of taste or smell, muscle aches, headache, sore throat, runny nose, vomiting, diarrhoea, etc. Some people may experience worsened symptoms, such as acute shortness of breath and pneumonia.

Older people and those with underlying medical problems such as heart disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness. Unfortunately, there is no medicine or proven vaccine as specific treatments for COVID-19 until now, however, few are in the development stages. Preventive measures are the best ways to stay safe from COVID-19, The virus primarily spreads through physical contact and respiratory droplets. There are a few basic rules we should follow.

While going out, we must wear a face mask that covers our nose and mouth. We should thoroughly and regularly clean our hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. We should avoid touching face, nose and eyes as the virus can enter our body through them.

Moreover, while sneezing or coughing, we should cover our face and nose with a tissue or by the elbow, In addition to that, we should maintain a social distance of minimum 3 feet. Anyone with the possible symptoms must be home quarantined (isolated) in order to avoid close contact with others. Therefore, staying safe from COVID-19 mostly depends on personal hygiene.