Corona virus infection prevention and primary care against corona virus infection
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Primary Care of Corona virus infection:
- Hand Wash
- Use Mask
- Dont use Usable mask
- Home Quarantine
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Virus transmission
Definition of ‘fomite’A fomite is defined as an object that becomes contaminated with infected organisms and which subsequently transmits those organisms to another person. Examples of potential fomites are surfaces, toys, mobile telephones or any inanimate objects.
Definition of ‘droplet’
Respiratory droplets carrying infectious pathogens can transmit infection when they travel directly from the respiratory tract of an infectious individual to susceptible mucosal surfaces of a recipient, generally over short distances. This can be in the form of sneezing, coughing or speaking.
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