Coping with Coronavirus
What can you do to reduce your risk of infection? How would you know if you are infected, and what should you do if you find that you are? When will a vaccine be available? Read on for some useful tips.
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Select the correct answer: The symptoms of the disease caused by the coronavirus are:
Pneumonia
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Fever
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Cough
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Shortness of breath
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Flu-like symptoms
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All of the above
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SARS virus is also a member of the coronavirus family.
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Coronavirus changes quickly because of mutations.
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The coronavirus mainly damages cells of the nervous system.
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The virus comes from animals, such as bats and snakes.
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Select the correct answers: You can prevent a viral epidemic through:
A vaccine
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Quarantining the infected persons
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Maintaining good hygiene
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Antibiotics
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The hypothesis that the coronavirus started to spread from bats or perhaps snakes is based on the genetic sequencing of viruses isolated from these animals and comparing them to the genetic sequence of the virus in humans.
In this video, you can find out more about the origin of the name of the coronavirus, its structure, how it works, and the various means to prevent the spread of the highly contagious disease it causes.
The SARS-CoV-2 is an RNA virus – its hereditary material is positive-sense single-stranded RNA. Flu is also caused by an RNA virus, but its hereditary material is negative-sense single-stranded (from which the mRMA-positive protein is translated into protein).What do you think? Would a drug that prevents the spread of flu virus in the host cells be efficient against the spread of coronavirus?
Coronavirus: Can You Stop a Pandemic? An interactive video
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The video presents a story by CBC News, about the Covid-19 outbreak, its transmission from animals to humans, and the measures taken in China and around the world to contain the disease. It also discusses the symptoms of the disease and compares them to those of the flu. The video includes three multiple choice questions about the information it presents and interactive elements, including “Did you know,” “Further explanation,” and “Food for thought.”
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