COVID-19 Outbreak

COVID-19 Outbreak

Coronavirus disease 2019, also known as COVID-19 is a highly and globally spread infectious disease caused by a severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2. The disease was first discovered in the region of Wuhan in China in the fall of 2019 and later spread globally to inflict more than a 150 nations and territories.

Unfortunately, being a novel virus, no vaccine or viable treatment was available at the start of the widespread of the disease. Therefore, thousands of people lost their lives due to respiratory diseases. This also caused panic and overwhelmed hospitals and medical clinics all over the world as hospital staff were not ready to deal with this novel disease. The biggest worry was protecting health care professional with adequate personal protective equipment (PPE).

Most of those who contracted COVID-19 exhibited no or mild symptoms. A small number, however, exhibited strong illness while seniors with preexisting conditions were at most risk. Some of the symptoms include the following: cough, fever, difficulties breathing, pneumonia, flu and cold symptoms,

If you think you are ill, the best practice to make sure that you are isolated from others to prevent virus spread. It is especially important to self-isolate if you have a family member that is older in age and/or with preexisting medical conditions as they are more vulnerable to sever illness. The same applies to those who recently came from global destinations or have come in contact with an infect individual.

As such, the sudden and widespread of COVID-19 has resulted in significant social consequences as people need to change their behaviors and be sure to limit the spread of the disease and break the chain of COVID-19 outbreak. You may learn more about COVID-19 symptoms through the website of the Government of Canada here.