How Can I Prevent Coronavirus? Should I Wear A Mask? And Other Questions

BOSTON (CBS) – The Centers for Disease control has cautioned that, based on current patterns, coronavirus is likely to become a global pandemic. With no approved vaccine or medication to treat it, that could ultimately result in overloaded healthcare systems. What is a pandemic? Simply put, a pandemic is a global, widespread outbreak of a new illness. Because it is new, people don’t have the ability to fight it and can be easily infected. The last pandemic to widely affect the United States was H1N1 flu in 2009. The worst pandemic in history was the Spanish flu outbreak in 1918 which killed 50 million people worldwide. What is the risk in Massachusetts? The Massachusetts Department of Public Health indicated that the risk of coronavirus for Massachusetts residents remains low. As of February 25, only one case of coronavirus was diagnosed in the state: a student at UMass Boston who travelled to Wuhan, China. There has been no known person-to-person spread of the virus in the state. We are updaing our website daily with information and recommendations on #COVID-19. See the latest guidance for school health personnel which includes the key message that risk to Mass. residents remains low: https://t.co/wsiPfHYx3q pic.twitter.com/NaBDvADHit — Mass. Public Health (@MassDPH) February 25, 2020 What are the symptoms of coronavirus? The symptoms of coronavirus sound much like the symptoms of other viruses – they include a fever, cough, and respiratory symptoms lik...
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