Corona Virus , Covid-19 African edition awareness

Corona virus is traveling with travelers,  rumours spread, memes shared , fakes news about it fill the hollows of the social platforms , I took to this platform to create awareness, what a hoax spread by unverified sources and memesized by netizens. In Africa.

The risk is high , the spread is in a pandemic phase, prayers and precautions should be a the height of advices rather than rumormongering.

According to international news organisations, first cases have been reported in Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan and Ethiopia. 

Covid-19  

A respiratory diease 

Origin: Wuhan , China

Virus name : 'SARS' - Cov-2 , two symbolises betacorona virus 

Disease : Corona Virus Disease -19 (Covid-19)

Stages: a) Public Health Emergency PHE/Health risk.       b) Epidemic 

               c) Pandemic (Health hazard)

Possible Sources : 

1. Bats              2. Cats.          3. Snakes 

4. Cattle.           5. Camels       6. Sea food

Severity 

A) Mild ( appears without much symptom)

B) Acute ( Development stage )

C) Chronic (Patients with existing healt conditions)

Corona Virus Myth 

The fear has been exacerbated by social media / social networking sites, what's app posts and forwards / memes and click baits 

The amateur virologists with social media explanations

It is believed not to be airborne disease unless the respiratory fluid from infected person is coughed or sneezed ...

Corona phases 

i) Epidemic phase (investigation)

ii) pandemic phase (Recognition)

iii) Initiation phase

iv) Acceleration phase 

V) Deceleration phase 

Covid-19 declaration by WHO World Health organization the apex body for World health has gone through different phases and Kenya and most African countries are at recognition phase, after reading and watching news from most international media and common knowledge sense I came up with the following precautions , and how the disease is spread for more info read WHO advice from its website , CDC dot gov advice and other authentic sites of international reputations

Covid-19 Precautions

1. Visit health center/ hospital/ dispensary when you are not feeling well or sick 

2. Reduce travels to places of high risks 

3. Limit visitors in Pandemic phase

4. Hand washing with soap and water 

5. Disinfection of door handles and car doors 

6. Avoid public toilets.. especially western style 

7. Avoid spread of unsourced news that can creates fear among communities

8. Do not forward messages without verification of the sources or confirmation from multiple sources 

9. Avoid touching your nose , mouth and eyes after touching surfaces

10. After touching money/ notes wash your hands or disinfect immediately  

How corona virus is spread 

A) Initially from wild animals , sea food market to humans 

B) Human to human 

C) Travelers from its epicenter (Wuhan) to other parts of the world 

D) Body fluids from infected persons through

      i- Sweat ( perspiration) 

      ii- Cough ( Respiration) 

       iii- Sneezing.

E) Contaminated (touched ) surfaces

Article by Joshua Boitt

Additional sources

1.WHO 

2. CDC centre for disease control , US government

3. Boitt Images