Critique paper on “Coronavirus, COVID-19”

An article published by Cleveland Clinic medical professionals entitled "Coronavirus, Covid 19" is
an example of a cause and effect narrative. It was published last year on December 11, 2020. As we all
know, the world has been affected by the pandemic since last year. This article was published to address
confusion amongst people and prevent the spread of fake news across the internet. It discussed the
cause of coronavirus and its effect on human bodies. Furthermore, it went out of its way and explained
to the general public the appropriate actions to take in order to prevent, manage, and treat the virus. It
is an article backed with scientific data and was reviewed by medical professionals under their
organization[ CITATION Cle20 \l 1033 ].

According to the article, the onset of the first outbreak began in China. Patients were observed
to have varying symptoms when diagnosed with the disease. It ranges from mild to severe respiratory
illness, in which some of them recovered while most of them were not so lucky. Since its human
transmittable nature, it has spread the world and affected health, livelihood, people's way of living, and
took us our freedom. The government and health officials developed protocols to follow to decrease
the transmission of the disease. The best preventive measures are wearing a mask, practicing social
distancing, washing hands often, avoiding sick people, keeping your hands away from your face, and
getting adequate rest and nutrition.

The article was created by medical professionals and backed every piece of information with
scientific data. The readers can even access the references since the sources are included at the end of
the article. It is a rule of thumb in the scientific community to have such. The article aims to inform
readers about what the disease is all about, where it came from, how it can be transmitted, and the
public's common questions. It clearly stated the cause and effect of the disease as well. The article
follows a cause and effect narrative and uses terms that the public could easily understand. The article
was written in a way that the readers could easily understand and is very useful for people who have
little to no understanding of the disease. The article was only reviewed by professionals in their
organization which might cause bias. However, this is general information only meant to explain key
ideas to the public which will not encourage information bias.

In conclusion, the article provides a general overview of the coronavirus and follows a cause-
and-effect narrative. It has addressed and explained common questions which help prevent the spread
of fake news. It provided preventive, management, and treatment actions that the reader could do if
they come in contact with the disease.
References
Cleveland Clinic. (2020, December 11). Coronavirus, COVID-19. Retrieved from Cleveland Clinic:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21214-coronavirus-covid-19