Corona Virus

What is coronavirus?

• A bacterial infection

• A viral infection

Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that may cause illness in animals or humans. Recently, a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 was discovered. This virus cause the disease COVID-19, often referred to as the coronavirus disease 2019.

What are the symptoms of coronavirus?

• Fever

• Tiredness

• Nasal congestion

• Dry cough

Coronavirus symptoms show up in the first 24 hours.

• True

• False

The most common COVID-19 symptoms are fever, tiredness, and a dry cough. Patients can also have nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, or aches. It can take up to 14 days before symptoms begin. Most commonly, symptoms arise around 5 days.

Most coronavirus symptoms show up around day _____?

How does COVID-19 spread?

• Through touching objects

• When an infected person coughs or exhales

• Through sharing blood

• Through toxic waste

When a person with COVID-19 coughs or exhales, small droplets from the nose or mouth are discharged. They land on objects/surfaces, and people can catch COVID-19 by touching these objects then their nose, eyes, or mouth. Droplets can also be inhaled.

To protect myself from COVID-19 I can________.

• Wear a mask

• Avoid touching my face

• Wash my hands for at least 20 seconds

• Maintain distance from someone coughing or sneezing

The Centers of Disease Control (CDC) recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.