DR. ASHA PINTO
MEDICAL OFFICER
CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY) 22 June 2020
Understanding the Pandemic - an Overview
CORONAVIRUS
• Coronavirus may cause illness in animals or humans
• common respiratory infections- common cold
• More severe diseases:
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus
WHAT IS A PANDEMIC?
THE EPIDEMIC CURVE
FLATTEN THE CURVE, RAISE THE LINE
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MORTALITY
CORONAVIRUS STRUCTURE
HOW LONG CAN THE CORONAVIRUS LIVE ON SURFACES?
DISINFECTING HIGH-TOUCH
SURFACES
SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19
SOME CASES DEVELOP SERIOUS ILLNESS
SPREAD OF COVID-19
PREVENTION OF COVID-19
FREQUENT HAND-WASHING:
20 SECONDS AT LEAST
HAND-WASHING STEPS
COUGH ETIQUETTE
SOCIAL DISTANCING –HOW IT HELPS
*For estimations only. It is not possible to infect only a fraction of another person.
SOCIAL DISTANCING
SOCIAL DISTANCING
WEAR YOUR MASK TO KEEP YOURSELF AND OTHERS SAFE
WEARING YOUR MASK
PROTECT THE T-ZONE
BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY: EAT WELL
BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY WITH EXERCISE
BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY: SLEEP WELL
AVOID SMOKING AND ALCOHOL
STAY POSITIVE
CREDITS
https://www.healthline.com https://www.bbc.com
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-math-behind-social-distancing/
https://www.eenewseurope.com/news/high-speed-imaging-video-shows-how-far-covid-19-sn eeze-reaches/page/0/1
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 https://www.coursera.org/learn/covid-19-what-you-need-to-know
DR. ASHA PINTO
MEDICAL OFFICER
CHRIST (DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY) 22 June 2020
