How We Dethroned the Coronavirus: What We Learned

Discover the fascinating details about this unique Coronavirus. Corona means crown in Spanish.

Huge hype right now, and people are kind of FREAKING OUT. But we need to CALM DOWN because being in a frenzy will not help anyone. Sure, this is what is going around right now, and yes, about 12,027 cases of Coronavirus have been identified worldwide with 259 deaths. BUT, the flu is responsible for 42,001 deaths this season alone, yet how many of you are running around like chickens without heads to get your flu shot? Don’t all raise your hands at once now.

Coronavirus

So, how does Coronavirus spread?

Since it’s a new virus, we don’t know much, but we suspect that it spreads similarly to other respiratory infections, including MERS, SARS, and the flu.

• Via respiratory droplets: A cough or a sneeze… These respiratory droplets can travel up to 6 feet.
• We’re not sure if it can spread by touching surfaces like tablets, phones, keyboards, doors, etc.
• We are also not sure if it can spread by touching anybody’s fluid-like tears, saliva, diarrhoea, vomit, urine, etc.

Based on this, below are recommendations to prevent the spread and keep yourselves Coronavirus free.????

Now let’s jump into symptoms, when to seek care, how long you might feel ill for, and what to do if you suspect you have it or are told you DO have it.

SYMPTOMS:

• Very common to ALL other viruses
• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath

Symptoms can be minimal to severe and even deadly.

HOW LONG WILL SYMPTOMS LAST?

2-14 days.

SO WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU HAVE IT OR SUSPECT EXPOSURE TO IT?

Most important: Whether you are the ill one or the one caring for the ill one:

• Monitor your symptoms for 14 days, and if worsening…call your doctor.
• Fever? Check it 2x a day. Not better with Tylenol/Motrin… call your doctor.
• If you start to feel short of breath, call your doctor.
• If you begin to feel better and suddenly call your doctor

[See the trend? Make your doctor your first priority.

IS THERE TREATMENT FOR IT?

And the most common question: “I don’t get antibiotics?”

 Supportive care is the treatment of choice… what does that mean?

• HYDRATION
• SLEEP
• TYLENOL/MOTRIN
• YUMMY FOOD
• NETFLIX AND CHILL.
• PREVENT SPREAD
• There is no specific antiviral that you can take, like for the flu.
• And NO… you will not be given antibiotics because a virus is not treated with anti-BACTERIAL medicine. It will just lend itself to increased resistance to future bacterial infections. Meaning that you would need stronger antibiotics with more prominent side effects.
• The only way you will be given an antibiotic is if you have a suspected bacterial infection.

All in all, the recommendations are quite similar to any other respiratory infection, such as the flu, bronchitis, or pneumonia.

Here are a few tips to PREVENT getting sick!

• Get 7-8 hours of sleep.
• Eat plenty of fruits and veggies for antioxidants and immune boosts.
• I love turmeric shots, ginger shots, and apple cider vinegar if you can stomach it!
• Zinc supplements
• Hydration
• Washing hands
• VACCINATIONS: pneumococcal, flu, shingles

Hope this helps you.

keep your apple above the weather!