At the end of 2019 last year the world was shocked by the existence of a new virus that first spread in Wu-han Province, China. From the beginning of 2020 until now the virus has spread throughout the world and has become one of the spread of the disease in the spotlight. Virus 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) better known as Corona virus is a new type of coronavirus that is transmitted to humans. Corona Virus or 2019 Coronavirus Novel is a virus that attacks the respiratory system. This virus can cause disorders of the respiratory system, acute pneumonia, until death.
Coronavirus is a collection of viruses that can infect the respiratory system. In many cases, this virus only causes mild respiratory infections, such as flu. However, this virus can also cause severe respiratory infections, such as pneumonia, Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Because Coronavirus novel has infected tens of thousands of people and caused quite a lot of deaths from infected patients, we should be more vigilant and know the symptoms so that they can be treated more quickly, especially for those of you who have a history of visiting China from December 2019.
Causes of Corona Virus infection
Corona virus infection is caused by coronavirus, which is a group of viruses that infect the respiratory system. In most cases, coronaviruses only cause mild to moderate respiratory infections, such as flu. However, this virus can also cause severe respiratory infections, such as MERS, SARS, and pneumonia. It is suspected that the Corona virus was initially transmitted from animals to humans. However, it was later discovered that coronaviruses were also transmitted from human to human. A person can be infected with coronavirus through various ways, namely:
– Hold the mouth or nose without washing hands first, after touching an object that is affected by the patient’s saliva.
– Do not accidentally inhale a splash of saliva from sneezing or coughing Corona virus sufferers.
– Close contact with sufferers, such as touching or shaking hands.
Treatment for Novel Corona virus Patient
Corona virus can infect anyone, but more at risk of attacking the elderly, as well as people who are sick or have weak immunity. To find out the symptoms, consider the following information: Corona virus infection can cause sufferers to experience flu symptoms, such as runny and runny nose, headache, cough, sore throat, and fever, or symptoms of severe respiratory infections, such as high fever, cough phlegm even bleeding, shortness of breath, and chest pain. However, in general there are 3 general symptoms that can indicate someone is infected with the Corona virus, namely: Fever, Cough, Shortness of breath. According to research, symptoms of Corona virus infection appear within 2 days to 2 weeks after exposure to Corona virus.
Use Face mask to prevent infected by Novel Corona virus
To determine whether someone is infected with the Corona virus, the doctor will ask about the symptoms experienced by the patient. The doctor will also ask if the patient is traveling to the Corona virus endemic area before symptoms appear. To confirm the diagnosis of the Corona virus, the doctor will carry out the following follow-up examinations:
– Blood sample test.
– Throat swab test to examine sputum samples.
– Chest radiograph to detect infiltrates or fluid in the lungs.
Complications caused by Corona Virus
In severe cases, Corona virus infection can cause the following serious complications: Pneumonia, secondary infection in other organs, kidney failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute cardiac injury, and the worst is death.
Due to this Coronavirus novel can be deadly so from now on try to live a healthy lifestyle, wear a mask if you want to do activities outside the home that requires you to interact with many people and immediately check your condition if you experience the symptoms mentioned above so you can immediately handled by an experienced medical team, because there are also many cases where sufferers are finally cured because of the fast and proper treatment.
