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4 Most Important Things You Need To Know About COVID-19

Probably the most serious issue running all over the world for the past 2 months is COVID-19, i.e. Corona Virus. It all started in the early days of 2020 when China’s famous city Wuhan got fully covered with this deadly virus. With time, the virus begins to expand more and more. And Today, the whole world is under the cover of this death-defying virus. COVID-19 is so contagious that it easily passes from person to person. Since its birth, the virus has caused a hundred thousand of deaths throughout the world. Let’s bust some myths and find out a more interesting detail about this fatal virus. 

What Are Its Symptoms

It is too hard to measure the symptoms of the Corona Virus. Doctors are gradually getting new information about this virus. And one thing that has been confirmed is that it takes 2 to 14 days to show its symptoms. Before it, you will not feel anything about it. Moreover, the virus will continue to get spread from person to person, as you don’t know that you are infected or not. Once the virus fully infects your body, it shows the following symptoms:

• Shortness of breath
• Severe Cough, that continues to get more severe. 
• A Low-grade fever but temperature gradually increases. 

These three are the major and common symptoms of COVID-19. Yet, if any of you start showing the following symptoms, quickly call the medical emergency team and get isolated to avoid its spreading. 

• Trouble breathing
• Blue lips or face
• Persistent pain or pressure in the chest.
• Confusion
• Excessive Drowsiness

Cause of Coronavirus

The studies made on the coronavirus until now has concluded that it is a zoonotic condition. In simple words, the virus first develop in the animals, and then transferred to humans. For this, a person should go in deep contact with the infected animal. Even if you kill the animal and eat its meat, you will get infected. And once you are infected, the people you meet will automatically get infected with COVID-19. Also, the people how to have any of the following health conditions are at risk of developing severe symptoms:

• Lung conditions, such as COPD and Asthma
• Certain Heart Condition
• Immune System Conditions like HIV
• Cancer That Requires Treatment
• Severe Obesity
• Other Health Conditions like Diabetes, Kidneys Disease, and Liver Disease.

Diagnosing Coronavirus

Just like other viral conditions, COVID-19 can also be diagnosed with simple blood, tissue, or saliva test. But mostly, a cotton swab to retrieve a sample from the inside of your nostrils. The test is conducted by the CDC under proper care and experience. A few health clinics also conducting the COVID-19 tests and providing results quickly.   

Treatment of COVID-19

Three months has been passed, but the world is still unable to produce the vaccine of Coronavirus. So people who get infected with the virus are treated by making their immune system strong. Because your immune system is responsible for fighting against bacteria that enter your body.