Discovering YOU Magazine March 2020 Issue | Page 18

HEALTH COMMENTARY

The Human Coronavirus:

From a Private Prospective

with the virus on it, touching your mouth, nose, or eyes before washing your hands.

Ways to prevent this virus from getting to you besides wearing a face mask is:

* washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds

* avoid touching your mouth, nose and eyes with unwashed hands

* avoid close contact with sick people to avoid the virus

Also, when you get sick, stay home, avoid close contact to others, cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing, and clean and disinfect objects, surfaces at home etc.

The coronavirus has been spreading throughout the world. Now the virus is in America. Sanitization has been amplified to the maximum to stay uninfected. So, what is this virus?

The coronavirus is like the common cold with mild to moderate upper- respiratory illness. It also can cause bronchitis or pneumonia. The symptoms are:

* runny nose

* sore throat

* headache

* fever

* cough

* the general feeling of being unwell

This virus can be spread through the air by coughing and sneezing, close personal contact like touching or shaking hands, and touching an object or surface

Article by Francine Houston

Francine Houston is the author of "Lupus Journey" and she has a number of businesses: Cineik Media, FH DESIGNS , and It Works. Francine is also a graduate of

School of the Bible 2 (2013 ).

Email Francine at [email protected].