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What is COVID-19?
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly
discovered coronavirus. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will
experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring
special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more
likely to develop serious illness.

The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge

from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that
you also practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed
elbow). (World Health Organization, 2019)
Q: HOW DOES COVID-19 SPREADS?

Current evidence suggests that COVID-19 spreads between people through direct, indirect
(through contaminated objects or surfaces), or close contact with infected people via mouth and
nose secretions. These include saliva, respiratory secretions or secretion droplets. These are
released from the mouth or nose when an infected person coughs, sneezes, speaks or sings, for
example. People who are in close contact (within 1 metre) with an infected person can catch
COVID-19 when those infectious droplets get into their mouth, nose or eyes.

To avoid contact with these droplets, it is important to stay at least 1 metre away from others,
clean hands frequently, and cover the mouth with a tissue or bent elbow when sneezing or
coughing. When physical distancing (standing one metre or more away) is not possible, wearing a
fabric mask is an important measure to protect others. Cleaning hands frequently is also critical.
DEFINITION OF TERMS:
• Asymptomatic Patients – these are patients who didn’t know that they’re
developing a diseases. Does not showing any symptoms.
• Symptomatic Patients - can mean showing symptoms, or it may concern a specific
symptom. Symptoms are signs of disease or injury. They are noticed by the person. Many
conditions and diseases have symptoms. A cough can be symptomatic of an upper respiratory
infection.
• Vulnerable Patients - is a patient who is or may be for any reason unable to take care of
him or herself, or unable to protect him or herself against significant harm or exploitation.
• LSI (Locally Stranded Individuals) – foreign individuals or Filipino citizens in a
specific locality within the Philippines who have expressed intention to return to their place of
residence/home origin.
CAUSES:
• Dirty Environment
• Eating inedible animals
• Lack of Discipline
• Don’t have a proper hygiene
• Abusive to the environment

EFFECTS:
• Can get a diseases
• Starvation
• Jobless
• Bankruptcy of the business
• Mysophobia
• Emotional Instability
• New normal
Video

Global COVID-19 Prevention.mp4

 Q. HOW TO PREVENT COVID-19?
1. Maintain at least a 1-metre distance between yourself and other. 
2. Make wearing a mask a normal part of being around other people.
3. Avoid the 3Cs: spaces that are closed, crowded or involve close contact.
4. Meet people outside.
5. Avoid crowded or indoor settings.
6. Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash
them with soap and water.
7. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
8. Cover your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze.
9. Clean and disinfect surfaces frequently especially those which are regularly touched.
10. You must be well informed about the COVID-19 virus all the time.
REFERENCES:
• DILG(2020)https://www.dilg.gov.ph/PDF_File/issuances/memo_circulars/dilg-memocircular-
2020521_a38badf755.pdf
• Medical Plus(2020)https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002293.htm
• StandfordMedicine(2020)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAj38E7vrS8&feature=youtu.be
• University_Hospital_Southampton(2018)https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/HealthProfessionals/Clinical-
lawupdates/Whatismeantbyavulnerableadult.aspx#:~:text=From%20the%20perspective%20of%20UHS,against
%20significant%20harm%20or%20exploitation
• World_Health_Organization(2019)https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus#tab=tab_1
• World_Health_Organization(2019)https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-
public
• World_Health_organization(2019) https://covid19.who.int/