What are the symptoms of corona virus and how can it be prevented?

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Britain’s National Health Service has identified three symptoms of the corona virus.

As soon as these symptoms are detected, you have to be alert and take all precautions, including seeking medical advice.

What are these three characteristics?

Constant cough- This can cause a persistent cough, that is, you may have a persistent cough for an hour or more and at least thrice within 24 hours. But if you have a cough, it can also be a matter of concern.

Fever- Due to this virus, the temperature of the body can rise up to 37.8 ° C, due to which the person’s body can become hot and he can feel cold.

Smell and taste are not detected – Experts say that fever and cough are still possible important symptoms of the virus which should not be ignored.

In such a situation, if you or people you live with have any of these symptoms, then they should self-isolate themselves at home so that the infection does not reach others.

According to the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), chills, tremors, pain in the muscles and a sore throat can also be signs of corona virus.

It is believed that it may take an average of five days for the corona virus to start showing symptoms, but in some people it may be shorter.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there may be up to 14 days between the time the virus reaches the body and shows symptoms.

When is the need to be hospitalized?

Most of the people who have corona virus infection can be cured by taking rest and pain reducing medicines like paracetamol.

The need for hospitalization is when the person starts having trouble breathing. The doctor examines the lungs of the patient to find out how much the infection has increased and whether the patient needs oxygen or ventilator.

But in this, the patient does not have to be admitted to the Emergency Department of the hospital i.e., Accident and Emergency.

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Every information related to corona infection has been given on the website of the Department of Health and Family Welfare in India. British citizens can take all information related to Corona on the website of NHS 111.

If the patient is having difficulty in breathing, then he can contact the Government of India helpline number + 91-11-23978046 or the 24 hour toll free number 1075. Various states of the country have also started helplines for citizens, where they can be called if needed.

At the same time, in case of emergency in the UK, people can contact on 999 number.

What happens in Intensive Care Unit (ICU)?

Intensive care units are special wards of hospitals where critically ill patients are kept.

Here, the oxygen requirement of corona virus patients is fulfilled by applying oxygen mask on the mouth or through a tube in the nose.

People who are seriously ill are kept on ventilator. Here more supply of oxygen is directly delivered to the lungs. For this, a tube is placed in the mouth of the patient or by making an incision in the nose or throat, oxygen is given from there to the lungs.

What to do if you have mild symptoms of corona

Those who have mild symptoms of corona should self-isolate themselves at home for seven days.

According to the advice of experts, one should avoid going to the hospital directly if the mild symptoms of corona appear. But if needed, you can contact the doctors.

How to protect yourself from corona virus?

To avoid corona virus ie ‘Kovid 19’, you wash your hands regularly with soap and water.

When someone infected with the corona virus coughs or sneezes, very fine particles of his spit are spread in the air. These particles contain viruses of the corona virus.

These viral particles can enter your body by way of breath when approaching an infected person.

If you touch a place where these particles have fallen and then touch your eye, nose or mouth with the same hand, then these particles reach your body.

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In this case, using tissue while coughing and sneezing, not touching your face without washing your hands and avoiding contact with the infected person are very important to prevent the virus from spreading.

According to medical experts, face masks do not provide effective protection.

How deadly is the corona virus?

Compared to the statistics of corona virus infection, the number of people killed is extremely low. Although these figures cannot be completely trusted, if the data is to be believed, then the death rate due to infection can be only one to two percent.

A World Health Organization study based on information collected about 56,000 infected people shows that –

6% people became seriously ill due to this virus. These included lung failure, septic shock, organ failure and risk of death.

Severe signs of infection were seen in 14 percent of the people. There were problems in breathing and problems like breathing quickly.

Minor symptoms of infection were seen in 80 percent of people, such as fever and cough. In many, pneumonia was also seen due to this.

Older people and people already suffering from respiratory disease (asthma) due to corona virus infection, those facing problems like diabetes and heart disease are more likely to become seriously ill.

Treatment of the corona virus is based on helping the patient’s body breathe and increasing the body’s immunity so that the person’s body is able to fight the virus itself.

The work of making corona virus vaccine is still going on. If you come in contact with an infected person, you can be advised to stay away from others for a few days.

Public Health England has said that those who think they are infected should avoid going to a doctor, pharmacy or hospital and seek information on the phone or online from the health workers in their area.

The World Health Organization has also released information about ways to take precaution for the people.

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Upon seeing signs of infection, the person should contact their local healthcare officer or employee. Those who have come in contact with the corona virus infected person in the past will be investigated.

All the patients arriving at the hospital who have symptoms of flu (cold cold and shortness of breath) will be examined by the Health Service Officer.

You will be asked to wait until the test results are out and keep yourself away from others.

What is the latest state of corona infection?

Thousands of cases of corona virus are being reported worldwide. But it is also believed that even now many cases have been saved from the eyes of health agencies.

According to a dashboard by John Hopkins University in the United States, the number of corona-infected people worldwide has crossed 24 million. So far, more than seven thousand 71 thousand people have died due to this epidemic.

America remains the most affected country by Corona. More than 53 lakh 61 thousand people are infected in America whereas more than one lakh 69 thousand people have died there.

The number of corona infects in Brazil has been close to 33 lakh 17 thousand, while the number of people who have died there has crossed one lakh seven thousand.

India is at the third place where the number of corona infected has exceeded 25 lakh 89 thousand, while 49,980 people have died here so far.

In terms of those who die, Mexico is at the third place where more than 56 thousand people have died so far, more than five lakh cases have been reported here in terms of infection.

In Russia, 920,000 people are infected with Corona, more than 15,000 people have died in Russia so far.

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