Know About Covid -19
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Q. Briefly Explain what is virus ?
Ans :
1. Virus is neither living nor non-living , it is intermediate between living and non-living, also called Virion,
2. Virion is made up of Envelope & either DNA or RNA,
3. Virus can be either DNA virus or RNA virus
4. A Virus is just like a particle that can be seen with ultra electron microscope
5. A Virus acts as non- living when it is outside of liviing organism
6. A Virus acts as living when it enters a host cell
7. The virus uses host cell as an environment to grow and multiply by using host cell food
Q. What is Corona Virus ?
Ans : Corona Virus is a family of virus which causes respiratory infection in animals and humans , examples are MERS-CoV & SARS-CoV
The new entry in this family is COVID-19.
Q. How COVID-19 virus spread ?
Ans : Spreads through air droplets from person infected by this virus , when some healthy person touches his eyes, nose or mouth after touching the infected air droplets which may be present on surface or air if infected patients sneezes or exhales , person may get infected if inhales Covid-19 infected air droplets
Q. What are the chances of getting infected ?
Ans : Can’t say though chances of getting infected can be minimized through social distancing , hand hygiene and face masking , Chances of getting infection is high for the patients with diabetes, cancer, cardiac, hypertensive , asthmatic or immune-compromised .
Q. Who should seek medical advice ?
Ans : Who is having fever, cough , difficulty in breathing.
Q. What is incubation Period ?
Ans : The time between getting infected and beginning of showing symptoms of the disease .
Q What is the Incubation Period of Covid -19 Virus ?
Ans : This ranges from 1- 14 days , mostly around 5 days.
Q, How we can prevent from getting infected by Covid -19 ?
Ans : We can just minimize the chances of getting infected by following Guidelines directed by ICMR , Govt. of India , moreover improving immunity through right health supplement , yoga and meditation.
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