Corona Virus Disease-2019 Symptoms and Protective Strategies

Year 2021, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 1 - 4, 01.03.2021

Dogan Ozdemir

https://doi.org/10.38175/phnx.852802

Abstract

COVID-19 is a worldwide pandemic that causes health and social crisis all around the world. Firstly, COVID-19 was determined in Wuhan City, Hubei Province in South China. The virus spread to all continents and affecting many countries.
On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 to be a public health emergency of international concern.
In this review, the current symptoms, clinical characteristics, treatments and prevention of COVID-19 that in the world the disease has caused varying degrees of illness were summarized. The symptoms of COVID-19 patients usually have fever, cough, sore throat, breathlessness, fatigue, and malaise among others. The treatment of disease is general treatment by using antiviral drugs, vitamins, oxygen therapy. However, it is vital to determine suspected people as soon as possible and isolate them to prevent the potential transmission of infection to other patients and health care staff.

Keywords

Coronavirus Disease-2019, Respiratory syndromes, fever, sore throat, treatment

COVID-19 Pandemisinin Hastalık Belirtileri ve Korunma Yolları

Abstract

COVID-19 tüm dünyada sağlık ve sosyal krize neden olan dünya çapında bir salgındır. COVID-19, ilk olarak Hubei Eyaleti’nin Wuhan şehrinde Güney Çin'de tespit edildi. Virüs tüm kıtalara yayıldı ve birçok ülkeyi etkiledi.
30 Ocak 2020'de Dünya Sağlık Örgütü, COVID-19'un patlak vermesini uluslararası ciddi bir halk sağlığı acil durumu olduğunu ilan etti.
Bu makalede dünyada çeşitli derecelerde hastalıklara neden olan COVID-19'un mevcut semptomları, klinik özellikleri, tedavileri ve önlenmesi özetlenmiştir. COVID-19 hastalarının belirtileri genellikle ateş, öksürük, boğaz ağrısı, nefes darlığı, yorgunluk, ve halsizlik. Antiviral ilaçlar, vitaminler, oksijen tedavisi genel tedavi yöntemidir. Ancak, en kısa sürede şüpheli kişilerin belirlenmesi ve diğer hastalar ve sağlık personeline enfeksiyonun bulaşmasını önlemek ve onları izole etmek hayati önem taşımaktadır.

Keywords

Coronavirus Hastalığı-2019, Respiratory syndromes, ateş, boğaz ağrısı, tedavi

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