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Rice Business Report
April 2020
How Sanitizer, Masks and Diet Can Play Important Role in Protecting Us From
Corona Virus?
By Shalini M
Coronaviruses refer to a large family of viruses according to the biological classification systems. This
family is responsible for many known illnesses in humans like the common cold. This coronavirus is a
new strain, earlier not identified in human beings, the novel-coronavirus, which is causing the current
havoc.
The common symptoms of this viral infection are fever, cough and symptoms related to respiratory sys-
tem like difficulty in breathing, shortness of breath. In its most severe form, it can also lead to SARS, kid-
ney failure, pneumonia and even death.
Effect of Sanitizers:
Hand sanitizers, chemically are mostly alcohol (particularly isopropyl alcohol), along with some emol-
lient and some oils (for the purpose of aroma).
Hand Sanitizers have been proven to have properties capable of killing the microbes present on surfaces
and this microbe-killing property is given to Sanitizers by the alcohol present in them.
Although of great importance, especially during the current problem of coronavirus causing destruction
around the world, sanitizers should be used keeping in mind that regular and proper washing of hands
with soap for a minimum of 20 seconds should be given priority as this is the best method to kill the
germs present on our hands and hand sanitizers should be used as an alternative to soap and water.
Effect of masks:
As the virus has been reported to be spread through the means of respiratory droplets, which are drop-
lets coming out from the mouth of an infected person that may be inhaled by other people by transmis-
sion through air or by direct contact. Hence, it becomes very important for people to wear masks to
safeguard themselves against this deadly virus
But at the same time, it should also be noted that people need to wear a mask only around someone
they suspect of being infected and they should not necessarily wear it wherever they go. Healthy people
have no need to compulsorily wear a mask always and their purchase of masks is causing shortage of
masks for health care professionals who need it more as they are always in contact with infected peo-
ple.
Therefore do not wear a mask always, but do definitely wear it in case you are coming in contact with
someone infected or suspected to be infected
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