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Social distancing, or physical distancing, [ 2][ 3][ 4] is a set of non-pharmaceutical interventions or measures taken to prevent the spread of a contagious disease by maintaining a physical distance between people and reducing the number of times people come into close contact with each other. [ 2][ 5] It involves keeping a distance of six ...
Social distancing. People socially distancing while queuing to enter a supermarket in London during the COVID-19 pandemic. Without social distancing and other pandemic containment measures, pathogens can spread exponentially. [ 1] This graphic shows how early adoption of containment measures tends to protect wider swaths of the population.
v. t. e. The symptoms of COVID-19 are variable depending on the type of variant contracted, ranging from mild symptoms to a potentially fatal illness. [ 1][ 2] Common symptoms include coughing, fever, loss of smell (anosmia) and taste (ageusia), with less common ones including headaches, nasal congestion and runny nose, muscle pain, sore throat ...
According to the most recent estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on August 3rd, 27.8% of cases are the KP.3.1.1 strain and 20.1% of current infections are ...
Disease X. Colored Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of SARS-CoV-2, speculated in 2020 as being the first virus to create Disease X [ 1][ 2][ 3] Disease X is a placeholder name that was adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in February 2018 on their shortlist of blueprint priority diseases to represent a hypothetical, unknown ...
A sign on a local school closed because of the coronavirus. The pandemic has affected educational systems worldwide, leading to the widespread closures of schools and universities. According to data released by UNESCO on 25 March, school and university closures due to COVID-19 were implemented nationwide in 165 countries. Including localized ...
Due to a shortage of mechanical ventilators, a bridge ventilator is being used to automatically actuate a bag valve mask. People seriously ill with COVID-19 may require respiratory support. Depending on the severity, oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, and intravenous fluids may be required. [73]
The COVID-19 pandemic swept the world in the early months of 2020, causing massive economic and social disruption. In addition to the disease itself, populations have often dealt with lockdowns, shortages and pandemic fatigue, political and cultural turmoil. This has made the pandemic era a time of exceptional stress. [1]