Coronavirüs Nedir, Nasıl Korunabiliriz?

Year 2020, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 66 - 71, 01.03.2020

Özgür Karcıoğlu

Abstract

Coronavirusler onyıllardır viral üst solunum yolu enfeksiyonuna neden olan virüs ailelerinden biri olmakla birlikte Aralık 2019’dan beri giderek artan şekilde ölümcül hastalığa yol açarak dünya gündemine girmiştir. COVID-19 denen antite halihazırda dünyada 90.000’e yakın insanı etkilemiş ve 3000’den fazla ölüme yol açmıştır. Hastalığın yayılmasını durdurmak için olguların hızla tanınıp izole edilmesi, gereken durumlarda yerleşim birimlerinde karantina uygulamaları gerekmekle birlikte en önemli önlemler bireylerin farkındalığının artırılarak kendi kendine alınacak önlemler olacaktır. Bilim kuruluşları, sağlık birimleri ve devlet kurumlarının koordine çalışması ile salgın sona erecektir.

Keywords

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Viral pandemi

What is Coronaviruses, and How Can We Protect Ourselves?

Abstract

Coronaviruses are among viral groups known to have caused common cold. However, they are in the center of global agenda after the rates of potentially fatal infection soared starting in December 2019. The entity called COVID-19 has already inflicted nearly 90.000 people globally and killed more than 3000 in many countries. While important precautions include expedient isolation of the sick individuals, quarantining people in a defined area if necessary, the most important measures are advancement of public awareness on the issue and self-protection against the disease. Finally, coordinated actions of scientific world, healthcare institutions and public administration will pave the way to end the disease. 

Keywords

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Viral pandemics

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