Answers to COVID questions
Answers to COVID questions
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COVID-19 is a name for a disease condition, such as influenza True
COVID-19 is disease spreading around the community True
COVID-19 is a Bacteria borne disease (disease caused by a Bacteria) False
COVID-19 is a Virus borne disease (disease caused by a Virus) True
COVID-19 is a disease caused by both Bacteria and Virus False
Patients with COVID-19 disease will die False
Size of COVID-19 virus is 100 nanometers (=1/100000 of a millimeter (mm)) True
Contamination In this section I have not specified the virus. Therefore, some answers are T or F
Contamination by disease people only False
Contamination by physical contact with disease people only False
Contamination by any person who may have contracted a virus True False
Contamination by respiratory or saliva droplets of anyone False
Contamination by respiratory or saliva droplets of a person contracted a virus True False
Contamination by respiratory or saliva droplets of a person having a virus infection True False
Contamination by respiratory or saliva droplets of a person virus infected and having fever True False
Symptoms
When COVID-19 virus is in our body we can get fever and respiratory disease True
When COVID-19 virus is in our body sometimes we may not get fever and respiratory disease True
Some COVID-19 contaminated people may not have any symptoms True
Some COVID-19 contaminated people always have symptoms such as fever False
The main clinical symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, fatigue, dry cough, and myalgia True
Unlike the common cold, stuffy nose, runny nose, and sneezing are less common in persons infected with the COVID-19 virus True
Not all persons with COVID-2019 will develop to severe cases True
Elderly, having chronic illnesses, and are obese people likely to develop severe cases True
Prevention (what we should do)
Wear general medical masks to prevent the infection by the COVID-19 virus. True
Having a mask on while meeting/talking to people at a distance (1 m) can reduce contamination True
Washing hands quite often can reduce contamination effectively True
We can reduce contamination by using aseptic conditions, aseptic practices and keeping good hygiene True
It is not necessary for children and young adults to take measures to prevent the infection by the COVID-19 virus. False
To prevent the infection by COVID-19, individuals should avoid going to crowded places such as train stations and avoid taking public transportations True
Isolation and treatment of people who are infected with the COVID-19 virus are effective ways to reduce the spread of the virus True
People who have contact with someone infected with the COVID-19 virus should be immediately isolated in a proper place True
If I have likely symptoms, I MUST call government helpline and get tested True
Treatment
There are drugs and vaccines for COVID-19 treatment False
COVID-19 cannot be treated. Person will die from the disease False
Currently, there are no effective cure for COVID-2019, but supportive treatment can help most patients recover from the infection True