Virus corona

Virus corona

Corona virus or severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a virus that attacks the respiratory system.  This disease caused by a viral infection is called COVID-19.  Corona virus can cause mild disturbances to the respiratory system, severe lung infections, to death.

 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), better known as the Corona virus, is a new type of coronavirus that is transmitted to humans.  This virus can affect anyone, such as the elderly (the elderly), adults, children, and babies, including pregnant women and nursing mothers.

Corona virus that causes COVID-19 can attack anyone.  According to data released by the Republic of Indonesia Task Force for the Acceleration of Handling COVID-19, the number of positive confirmed cases up to July 20, 2020 was 86,521 people with a total of 4,143 deaths.  The case fatality rate due to COVID-19 is around 4.8%.

The initial symptoms of Corona virus infection or COVID-19 can resemble flu symptoms, namely fever, runny nose, dry cough, sore throat, and headache.  After that, the symptoms can disappear and heal or even aggravate.  Patients with severe symptoms can experience high fever, cough with phlegm and even bleeding, shortness of breath, and chest pain.  These symptoms appear when the body reacts against the Corona virus.

 In general, there are 3 general symptoms that can indicate someone is infected with the Corona virus, namely:

 ~ Fever (body temperature above 38 degrees Celsius)

 ~ Dry cough

~ Hard to breathe

 There are several other symptoms that can also appear in Corona virus infections, although more rarely, namely:

 ~Diarrhea

~ Headache

 ~Conjunctivitis

~ Loss of ability to taste or smell

 ~Rashes on the skin