THE INCUBATION PERIOD FOR COVID-19 INDICATES THAT IT TAKES 2-14 DAYS FOR AN INFECTED PERSON TO ACTUALLY EXHIBIT EVEN MILD SYMPTOMS. RESEARCH SUGGEST ON THE AVERAGE IT TAKES ABOUT 5 DAYS.
VIRUS CAN LIVE ON COPPER 4 HOURS
VIRUS CAN LIVE ON CARDBOARD 24 HOURS
VIRUS CAN LIVE ON PLASTIC 3 DAYS
MIX 4 TABLESPOONS OF BLEACH TO 4 CUPS OF WATER...WIPE AREA & LET AIR DRY. MIX DAILY.
PLACES YOU FORGET TO CLEAN...DOOR KNOBS FRIG...LIGHT PLATES...TOUCH SCREEN ON STOVE & MICROWAVE...PHONE...TOILET HANDLE...VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE...INTERIOR VEHICLE...MAILBOX.
IT INCLUDES SYMPTOMS THAT ONE MAY BE DENYING TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS BECAUSE NO-ONE WANTS TO BE SICK...THAT'S HUMAN NATURE!!!
EPIDEMIC IS A DISEASE THAT GREW OUT OF CONTROL AND AFFECTS SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN A SMALL REGION AT THE SAME TIME.
PANDEMIC IS BASICALLY A GLOBAL EPIDEMIC...OCCURRING ON A SCALE WHICH CROSSES INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES.
"MILD" WAS A POSITIVE TEST, FEVER, COUGH...MAYBE EVEN PNEUMONIA BUT NOT NEEDING OXYGEN. "SEVERE" BREATHING RATE UP & OXYGEN SATURATION DOWN...NEEDING OXYGEN OR VENTILATOR.
"CRITICAL" RESIPIATORY FAILURE OR MULTI-ORGAN FAILURE.
DUE TO THE MILDNESS OF MANY EARLY SYMPTOMS, IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHEN TO SEEK MEDICAL CARE FOR A POTENTIAL CASE OF CORONAVIRUS. CALL YOUR DR...URGENT CARE...EMERGENCY ROOM.
ONE SYMPTOM THAT DOES RAISE A "RED FLAG" IS SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND/OR DIFFICULTY BREATHING, ALTHOUGH MANY PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THIS SYMPTOM AS EARLY AS OTHER SYMPTOMS.
YOU KNOW HOW YOU FEEL WHEN RUNNING TO 4TH FLOOR!!!
DECREASED IMMUNITY MAY BE CAUSED BY SOME OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
YOU CAN TAKE OVER-THE-COUNTER COLD REMEDIES TO HELP TREAT YOUR SYMPTOMS, SUCH AS ACETAMINOPHEN FOR FEVER OR HEADACHES & COUGH MEDICATIONS TO ALLEVIATE COUGHING. ALWAYS CHECK WITH YOUR DR. ON MEDICATIONS.
A COMBINATION OF ANTIBIOTICS ARE BEING TESTED ON PATIENTS AND HAVE PROVEN TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
HOW CAN I PROTECT MYSELF? NO MATTER WHAT YOUR AGE YOU SHOULD
IT IS IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW GUIDANCE FROM A REPUTABLE PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS LIKE WHO AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. STAY SAFE!!!