COVID-19


COVID-19:- A COMPLETE GUIDE!!


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WHAT?

Coronavirus disease or covid-19 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 i.e.(SARS-CoV-2). It is a type of virus that is spread to any person comes into the contact of an infected person.


HISTORY

The virus is thought to be natural and have an animal origin ( a study reveals that cats and ferrets appear to be highly susceptible to the disease while dogs appear to be less susceptible with lower level of viral replication.) through spill over infection. The actual origin is unknown but by December 2019 the spread of infection was almost entirely driven by human to human transmission. A study of first 41 cases of confirmed COVID-19 was published in January 2020 in THE LANCET.


SYMPTOMS

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  • ·         Fever
  • ·         Cough
  • ·         Loss of appetite                                                        
  • ·         Fatigue
  • ·         Shortness of breath
  • ·         Coughing up sputum
  • ·         Loss of smell
  • ·         Muscle aches and pains


CAUSES

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  • ·         Close contact with infected person with 1-3 meter
  • ·         Respiratory droplets produced while sneezing, breathing out, talking
  • ·         Traveling
  • ·         Viral exposure


PREVENTION


  • ·         Hand washing for at least 20 seconds frequently
  • ·         Using Face Mask
  •          Social Distancing
  • ·         Avoid public gatherings
  • ·         Proper hygiene maintained
  • ·         Staying at home, quarantine
  • ·         Avoiding touching eyes, face, mouth, nose with unwashed hands




PANDEMIC

The world health organization(W.H.O.) declared the 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern(PHEIC) on 30th January 2020 and a pandemic on 11th march 2020. Local transmission of the disease has been recorded in most countries across all six WHO regions. This virus is spreading in the whole world continuously with a very high increasing rate.


TREATMENT


  • ·         As of April 2020, there is no specific treatment for COVID-19, research is however ongoing. Some medical professionals recommend paracetamol (acetaminophen).
  • ·         People are managed with supportive care which may include fluid therapy, oxygen support and supporting other affected vital organs are useful at early stage of infection.
  • ·         Personal hygiene and a healthy lifestyle and diet have been recommended to improve immunity.
  • ·         There are mixed results as of 3 April 2020 as to the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, with some studies showing little or no improvement.


NEGATIVE EFFECTS


  • ·         Economy going slow down.
  • ·         Loss of mankind i.e. deaths.
  • ·         Shut down of business or other economic activities.
  • ·         Loss of revenue to government.
  • ·         Daily wagers or earners loss their livelihood.
  • ·         Cut off in salaries to employees.
  • ·         Unemployment increases.
  • ·         Financial burden on government.
  • ·         Stoppage in production of goods & services.
  • ·         Decline in efficiency of work force.


POSITIVE EFFECTS


  • ·         Clean environment
  • ·         Less pollution
  • ·         More time to family
  • ·         Learn some new things during quarantine period in home
  • ·         No wasteful expenditure
  • ·         Improve in air quality, water quality
  • ·         Pursue your talent in house

IMPACT IN WORLD

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More than 200 countries and territories are affected by the coronavirus or COVID-19 which is a very serious situation and dangerous implications. The facts of this virus are continuously increasing day by day in the whole world. As on 22 April 2020 total coronavirus cases in world are 25,74,945, people died are 1,78,658 and people recovered from the virus are 7,03,455. Mostly affected countries are:-
1.      America
2.      China
3.      Italy
4.      France
5.      Germany
6.      England
7.      Spain
8.      Turkey
9.      Russia
10.  Brazil

For more details related worldwide cases please refer to link given here below:
https://virusncov.com/


IMPACT IN INDIA

1.      It will take huge time in recovering of economy, almost 3-5 years to get back to normal.
2.      Central as well as state governments financial resources reduced drastically.
3.      Unemployment rate is also getting increased.
4.      R.B.I forex reserves reduced.
5.      Reduction in economic activities will result in low employment.
6.      Burden has to be bear by general public in the form of high taxes.
7.      FDI  from foreign may be reduced.
8.      Deflationary situation remains in the market for non- essential commodities.
9.      Buffer stock of food maintained by the government touch at below level.
10.  Corporate sector growth gets decline due to less demand.

LEARNING


  1. ·         Economy and environment have negative relationship between them, there should be a balanced approach to be followed.
  2. ·         We were so busy in making our economy better but we forget to make environment better first.
  3. ·         Nature has proved that it is the supreme power on this earth.


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