ABCs OF COVID-19
The world is experiencing an unprecedented crisis of an emerging infectious disease not seen since the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 disease (a result of the SARS-CoV-2 virus) a global pandemic as it spread around the world. COVID-19 has disrupted and affected all aspects of life including business, education, and infrastructure. As it continues to spread, health systems are struggling to flatten the epidemic and reduce the risk of health systems failing as cases increase. To date, scientists and health professionals have learned a lot about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the COVID-19 disease, and various countries are modifying their responses to the pandemic as a result.
Given the evolving nature of the pandemic—and its response based on new information being made available—public health agencies like WHO, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control are adapting various strategies and developing guidelines based on the epidemiology of COVID-19. The cumulative knowledge is crucial for containing this scourge.
The interventions instituted for this novel virus pandemic are on a global scale and unprecedented since the 1918 Spanish flu. The COVID-19 pandemic calls for common people and society at large to adopt different behaviors and learn skills that used to be limited to healthcare personnel. In the absence of a vaccine or effective drugs to treat the COVID-19 disease, containing this pandemic is dependent on nonpharmaceutical public health information that includes a range of individual behaviors and basic skills like wearing masks and PPE, following social distancing guidelines, handwashing, etc. In the absence of point-of-care testing, the health system has to rely on lab-based PCR testing and infection prevention is a key issue.
ABCs of COVID-19 provides basic information on all these new aspects, including how to manage information and balance reliable sources against rumors and myths in this era of social media. Also included are methods for managing stress during periods of shelter-in-place and lockdown, which may include curfews, with children and kids at home as adults manage home life while working from home. And the phenomenon of home isolation/self-monitoring and self-isolation has affected millions of travelers and close contacts.
ABCs of COVID-19 will help readers to get a basic understanding and practical tips about the prevention of the COVID-19 infection and what needs to be done to address the crisis based on science. Public awareness is key to flattening the pandemic, and this booklet is an important addition to this effort.
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Given the evolving nature of the pandemic—and its response based on new information being made available—public health agencies like WHO, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control are adapting various strategies and developing guidelines based on the epidemiology of COVID-19. The cumulative knowledge is crucial for containing this scourge.
The interventions instituted for this novel virus pandemic are on a global scale and unprecedented since the 1918 Spanish flu. The COVID-19 pandemic calls for common people and society at large to adopt different behaviors and learn skills that used to be limited to healthcare personnel. In the absence of a vaccine or effective drugs to treat the COVID-19 disease, containing this pandemic is dependent on nonpharmaceutical public health information that includes a range of individual behaviors and basic skills like wearing masks and PPE, following social distancing guidelines, handwashing, etc. In the absence of point-of-care testing, the health system has to rely on lab-based PCR testing and infection prevention is a key issue.
ABCs of COVID-19 provides basic information on all these new aspects, including how to manage information and balance reliable sources against rumors and myths in this era of social media. Also included are methods for managing stress during periods of shelter-in-place and lockdown, which may include curfews, with children and kids at home as adults manage home life while working from home. And the phenomenon of home isolation/self-monitoring and self-isolation has affected millions of travelers and close contacts.
ABCs of COVID-19 will help readers to get a basic understanding and practical tips about the prevention of the COVID-19 infection and what needs to be done to address the crisis based on science. Public awareness is key to flattening the pandemic, and this booklet is an important addition to this effort.
ABCs OF COVID-19
The world is experiencing an unprecedented crisis of an emerging infectious disease not seen since the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 disease (a result of the SARS-CoV-2 virus) a global pandemic as it spread around the world. COVID-19 has disrupted and affected all aspects of life including business, education, and infrastructure. As it continues to spread, health systems are struggling to flatten the epidemic and reduce the risk of health systems failing as cases increase. To date, scientists and health professionals have learned a lot about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the COVID-19 disease, and various countries are modifying their responses to the pandemic as a result.
Given the evolving nature of the pandemic—and its response based on new information being made available—public health agencies like WHO, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control are adapting various strategies and developing guidelines based on the epidemiology of COVID-19. The cumulative knowledge is crucial for containing this scourge.
The interventions instituted for this novel virus pandemic are on a global scale and unprecedented since the 1918 Spanish flu. The COVID-19 pandemic calls for common people and society at large to adopt different behaviors and learn skills that used to be limited to healthcare personnel. In the absence of a vaccine or effective drugs to treat the COVID-19 disease, containing this pandemic is dependent on nonpharmaceutical public health information that includes a range of individual behaviors and basic skills like wearing masks and PPE, following social distancing guidelines, handwashing, etc. In the absence of point-of-care testing, the health system has to rely on lab-based PCR testing and infection prevention is a key issue.
ABCs of COVID-19 provides basic information on all these new aspects, including how to manage information and balance reliable sources against rumors and myths in this era of social media. Also included are methods for managing stress during periods of shelter-in-place and lockdown, which may include curfews, with children and kids at home as adults manage home life while working from home. And the phenomenon of home isolation/self-monitoring and self-isolation has affected millions of travelers and close contacts.
ABCs of COVID-19 will help readers to get a basic understanding and practical tips about the prevention of the COVID-19 infection and what needs to be done to address the crisis based on science. Public awareness is key to flattening the pandemic, and this booklet is an important addition to this effort.
Given the evolving nature of the pandemic—and its response based on new information being made available—public health agencies like WHO, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control are adapting various strategies and developing guidelines based on the epidemiology of COVID-19. The cumulative knowledge is crucial for containing this scourge.
The interventions instituted for this novel virus pandemic are on a global scale and unprecedented since the 1918 Spanish flu. The COVID-19 pandemic calls for common people and society at large to adopt different behaviors and learn skills that used to be limited to healthcare personnel. In the absence of a vaccine or effective drugs to treat the COVID-19 disease, containing this pandemic is dependent on nonpharmaceutical public health information that includes a range of individual behaviors and basic skills like wearing masks and PPE, following social distancing guidelines, handwashing, etc. In the absence of point-of-care testing, the health system has to rely on lab-based PCR testing and infection prevention is a key issue.
ABCs of COVID-19 provides basic information on all these new aspects, including how to manage information and balance reliable sources against rumors and myths in this era of social media. Also included are methods for managing stress during periods of shelter-in-place and lockdown, which may include curfews, with children and kids at home as adults manage home life while working from home. And the phenomenon of home isolation/self-monitoring and self-isolation has affected millions of travelers and close contacts.
ABCs of COVID-19 will help readers to get a basic understanding and practical tips about the prevention of the COVID-19 infection and what needs to be done to address the crisis based on science. Public awareness is key to flattening the pandemic, and this booklet is an important addition to this effort.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781648714023 |
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| Publisher: | MIZAN SIDDIQI |
| Publication date: | 05/13/2020 |
| Edition description: | First 2020.1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ed. |
| Pages: | 112 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.23(d) |
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