Prevention and treatment of coronavirus infection: symptoms, treatment, prevention, rehabilitation  

Что мы знаем о коронавирусе? 

Coronavirus is basically a group of viruses that cause various diseases. 

Coronavirus infection is an epidemiologic disease that showed itself many years ago. The name "coronavirus" was not chosen by chance. The fact is that the peculiarity of the molecular structure, namely the outer shell of the virus resembles the shape of a corona.

Symptoms of coronavirus and how coronavirus runs in a mild form

Most scientists agree that there are no symptoms of the virus in 50% of cases. Most often, coronavirus infection is very easy to confuse with the usual seasonal flu. 

The main symptoms of infection in a mild form include, first of all, an increase in body temperature. This trend is observed in 90% of cases. 90% случаев. 

Further there appears a dry cough or with a minimal level of sputum. The patient's condition is accompanied by severe weakness, brokenness in the body, up to the inability to get out of bed. 

About a third of patients lose their sense of smell and taste a few days after the first symptoms appear. Loss of smell and taste is one of the most common symptoms of mild coronavirus infection. 

Headache is also among the standard symptoms of the disease. The patient may experience GI disorders: mild nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea. 

Rarer types of infection include: muscle pain, redness of the eyes, as well as vomiting. 

The mild form of coronavirus infection clears up in a period of 10 to 14 days. corona-19 от 10 до 14 дней.

In the mildest form of  COVID -19 the infected person may not suspect the presence of the disease at all. And only a test can show the presence of the virus in the body. In children who do not have any associated chronic diseases, in general, the symptoms are not manifested or are very weak due to the still strong immune system.  

How to act when symptoms appear and what to do if the coronavirus is confirmed?

The first thing to do if you suspect covirus or if coronavirus is confirmed is to contact your doctor. 

If a coronavirus patient has a mild illness, it will be enough to stay in touch with your family doctor and follow all instructions received. 

How the COVID -19 virus spreads and how to avoid infection 

The virus is spread in fluid particles, that is, by airborne droplets. This means that an infected person can infect a person even during a short conversation. The more obvious ways of spreading the infection are also attributed to: coughing and sneezing. 

There are also confirmations that the virus can enter the human body by contact. In this case, virus particles enter the body through the hands. On average, a person touches their face about 15 times an hour without realizing it. Thus, the virus migrates from hands to mucous membranes very easily.

After conducting tests, it became clear that the virus can remain on the surfaces of various objects for a long time. The duration of the "life" of the virus on the surface depends on the material. It was confirmed that the virus remains the longest on stainless steel and plastic - up to three days. On objects made of cardboard, paper - it stays up to 24 hours, and on material made of copper - only for a few hours. 

To disinfect any surface contacted by the infected is simple - wipe the surface with an antiseptic, which contains more than 60% alcohol. 

Otherwise, the best prevention of the virus remains - keeping a distance, avoiding crowded places, wearing a protective clean mask in rooms and transportation, thorough hand washing after contact with people and each exit to the street, treatment of hands with antiseptics. 

Coronavirus or flu?

It is very easy to confuse Covid-19 with the flu. During the study of this epidemiologic disease, experts have come to the conclusion that coronavirus and influenza have many common features. 

First of all, the transmission of the virus occurs in both the first and the other case by airborne droplets or through the usual contact of an infected person with a person. 

Secondly, both diseases can occur in different degrees of complexity: as without symptoms at all, and severe, and in extreme cases - lethal.

The main difference between coronavirus and influenza is the symptomatic cough. The fact is that when infected with Covid-19 cough is dry, always without sputum, and as we know the flu can be both with a dry cough and with sputum. 

Temperature in coronavirus, in exceptional cases, easily exceeds the mark of 38.5 degrees. 

The incubation period of coronavirus lasts at least twice as long as seasonal flu. 

Scientists say coronavirus is also more contagious than the flu. One person who becomes ill with coronavirus infects an average of three people. 

The main target of coronavirus is a weak immune system. People with chronic illnesses and the elderly have a medium to severe form of the disease. In turn, influenza is less "selective". 

Coronavirus: treatment, rehabilitation

Although, most people carry coronavirus in a mild to moderate form, without extreme need for medication, hospitalization and inpatient therapy, the effect of the virus on the body is still not fully understood and we can not yet talk about the consequences in full. 

In the vast majority of cases, treatment and rehabilitation for covid includes recommendations such as drinking plenty of water, diet, proper hygiene and, if necessary, taking more than the usual amount of vitamins. 

If the covid is mild, the patient is prescribed self-isolation for 2-3 weeks. 

The decision to hospitalize is always made by your doctor. 

The patient can be hospitalized either in a public or private hospital. 

For example, in Switzerland, during the first wave of the coronavirus, the authorities called on private hospitals to cancel all scheduled operations and hospitalizations in order to provide places for patients with coronavirus who needed to be hospitalized. 

Treatment in public hospitals should be 100% covered by the state. But in reality, in CIS countries, state hospitals are not always able to provide all patients with the necessary medications. 

Abroad, treatment of coronavirus in private clinics is covered by health insurance. 

The total reserves of Swiss health insurance companies amount to about 8 billion Swiss francs ($8.2 billion). Santésuisse director Verena Nold told the SonntagsBlick newspaper that this reserve should be enough to cover the additional costs associated with the pandemic. 

When it comes to post-virus rehabilitation, there should be one, too. At the very least, it would not be superfluous to undergo a full body examination. And pay attention to the lungs and cardiovascular system, which suffer the most during the affected by the virus. 

WHO refers to the frequent consequences of coronavirus infection:

• lung damage
  
• Heart damage or inflammation, such as myocarditis or pericarditis
  
• cognitive impairment affecting memory and concentration
  
• conditions that affect blood vessels, such as clotting
  
• long-term effects of complications such as heart attack, stroke or pulmonary embolism
  
• anxiety, depression, or trauma
  
• muscle and joint pain
  
• chronic fatigue
  
• People who required ventilation during COVID-19, may experience additional complications such as delirium or airway damage. Prolonged ICU stays can also weaken muscles due to prolonged periods without activity.
  

The best treatment is prevention of the disease.
Take care of yourself, follow all safety rules, and get vaccinated if possible.