On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 (CoronaVirus Disease 2019) a global pandemic. It has been officially named as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS – CoV-2)
What is Pandemic?
Pandemic is an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a tremendous proportion of the population.
What are the common symptoms of COVID-19?
In the midst of the recent coronavirus outbreak, there is an urgent need to know the symptoms and take appropriate precautions to stay ahead of any disseminated misinformation.
With the dizzying growth in the number of cases worldwide, you must watch out for the coronavirus symptoms for early detection.
Although the symptoms may not appear on immediate exposure, the symptoms may appear in 2-14 days.
If any of the following appears, seek medical attention immediately :
- Fever
- Breathlessness
- Sore Throat
- Persistent Cough
- Fatigue
- Runny Nose
- Nasal Blockage
Although COVID-19 has flu-like symptoms, being a respiratory infection, it also causes shortness of breath, bronchitis, and pneumonia. With adequate medical care, around 80% of people infected with the virus can be cured.
If a person has an underlying condition such as blood pressure, diabetes, heart problems, and any other disease that weakens the immune system, they are more sensitive to COVID-19.