COVID-19

Recommendations
December 04, 2021
 Contenido
• Do you know the
Coronavirus?
• Symptoms
• Transmission
• PAHO / WHO
Recommendations
• Hand washing
 ¿Conoce al
- Coronavirus?
COVID-19: Coronavirus Disease 2019. New respiratory disease, first
identified Wuhan, China.

- It belongs to the family of coronaviruses, which cause diseases mild to

severe in humans and animals

- It is transmitted from person to person through drops and in contact with

contaminated
 What is the Coronavirus?
COVID-19

• Incubation period: 1 to 12.5 days (estimated

average of 5 to 6 days)
• Transmission mode: droplets, contact and
fomites.
• Fatality Rate: 2%.
• Probably of zoonotic origin.
 Global situation
Case characterization

5%
crítical

14% severe

81% stable
 Síntomas

Symptoms may appear 1 to 12 days after exposure to the virus

 Mecanismos de trasmisión

¿How?
• By close personal contact with an infected
person
• Through people infected by coughing or
sneezing
• By touching contaminated objects or surfaces
and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes

¿Who?
They are at higher risk of getting seriously ill:
• Adults over 60 years.
• People with pre-existing conditions such as diabetes or
heart disease.
What does community transmission mean?

Inability to relate cases confirmed through transmission chains with a

large number of cases, or with the increase in positive tests through
sentinel samples.

Permanent updates: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports/

 Recommendations
Avoid close contact with people who have complaining symptoms. If you have a cough
and fever, avoid the strait and seek medical attention early.

When coughing and / or sneezing, cover your mouth and nose with the inside
of your elbow or a disposable tissue (discard immediately).

Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with

unwashed hands.
¿And how do we do? ...
 Recommendations
Hand washing
:

 Wash your hands frequently with soap and

water, following these steps,

 Do it for about 40 to 60 seconds

 If soap and water are not available, you can

choose to use alcohol-based hand sanitizer by
following the same procedure.
Vaccination

Vaccines against COVID-19 protect

against this disease because they
induce immunity against the SARS-
Cov-2 virus that causes it, that is,
it reduces the risk that it causes
symptoms and has health
consequences.
“ Thanks
”