COVID-19 Flashcards
How is COVID transmitted?
SARS-CoV-2 is primarily transmitted through respiratory air droplets, which are expelled when an infected person talks, coughs and sneezes.
How long can COVID-19 live on surfaces?
Can live on surfaces for up to 72hrs
What type of transmission?
It’s also shown to be have vertical transmission. So, this is when infected pregnant mothers, will give birth to an infected baby and that is about 6.3%
Incubation period
- 1 to 14 days
- Median 5-6 days
- Infectious peak - 24hrs before showing symptoms
Define Epidemic
An epidemic is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of people in a given population within a short period of time.
Define Pandemic
Apandemicis an epidemic of an infectious disease that has spread across a large region, for instance multiple continents or worldwide
Define Endemic
A disease or condition regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.
Define Outbreak
A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease.
Symptoms
- Cough
- Fever
- Sore Throat
- Headache
- Loss of taste and smell
- General Malaise
- Rhinorrhoea
What can COVID cause?
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
COVID-19 Prevention
- Handwashing
- Social distancing
- Mask wearing
- Isolation
- Vaccines
When can heard immunity be reached?
Herd immunity also can bereached when enough people have been vaccinated against a disease and have developed protective antibodies against future infection. Unlike the natural infection method, vaccines create immunity without causing illness or resulting complications.
Compare vaccines
Pzifer/biotech
- mRNA
- 95% efficacy
- 2 doses, 3 weeks apart
Moderna
- mRNA
- 94% efficacy
- 2 doses, 4 weeks apart
AstraZeneca
- Attenuated Virus
- 70%
- 2 doses, 12 weeks apart
