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As the coronavirus wreaks havoc in the world killing millions of people and making many more ill, the prospect of COVID19 prevention has become of primary importance. While there is no cure for the virus, there ways to curtail the symptoms of the disease like fever, cold, cough, headache, sore throat, etc.The foremost COVID prevention measures still remain proper hygiene and sanitation along with following respiratory etiquettes like mask-wearing and using the elbow to cover while sneezing and coughing. Yet most of us are not satisfied with just these measures and as winters approach and the tendency of cough, cold, and flu increases people are becoming more frightful of the virus.So, natural COVID prevention ideas are prevailing and people popping multivitamins to boost immunity. Well, vitamin deficiency might make you more prone to the disease but it isn’t the best COVID prevention idea and as the American infectious disease expert,…

As the coronavirus grips the world and more and more people gets affected, it has become extremely crucial to know about post COVID care. You simply can’t evade the effects of the disease once you are clear of the virus. It’s the period after the recovery which is crucial for it decides how you would be living in the long run.  While coronavirus symptoms like fever, cough and cold, headache, diarrhea, breathing problem recede in a recovered person other long-term chronic illness sets in.  What we need to realize now are the lifestyle changes we need to make from now onwards. Just like diabetes, heart problem or cholesterol and blood pressure require long term lifestyle changes, covid19 too needs long term lifestyle changes which curtail the effect of the damages done by the virus to your vital organs. What’s the condition of the body after covid19? Most people think that…

For about 9 months now, the world is battling a healthcare monster, the coronavirus. A small minute respiratory viral germ has made the world standstill affecting each and every corner of the planet.  It has killed millions of people and made millions more ill. Today, we all know what the coronavirus is and how we need to stay safe in order to prevent this infection from spreading further. COVID19 is the malice that has claimed our physical space and made us wary of public interaction. Yet despite the best of our efforts the mere hand washing, sanitizing, and mask-wearing isn’t keeping the disease at bay, For like other infectious diseases like tuberculosis, HIV, etc this too is the malice that attacks us in the worst of the worst condition.  So, before everything falls apart we need to build ourselves and strengthen our protection shield – our immunity. COVID19 is an…

With coronavirus sweeping across the world, it comes as no surprise that people are seriously panicking. For the uninitiated, coronavirus causes a disease known as COVID-19. Its symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, and shortness of breath. The scientifically inaccurate information about coronavirus and how to prevent/cure it being circulated on social media and some incompetent news agencies is only making matters worse. To help you cut through the vast amount of misinformation, we have debunked a few of the popular myths about coronavirus in this article. Coronavirus is no more dangerous than the seasonal flu. While it is true that the symptoms of coronavirus are no worse than those of seasonal flu, its mortality rate is higher. While the seasonal flu kills less than 1% of those infected, the WHO has confirmed that 3.4% of the reported COVID-19 patients have died globally (as of March 4, 2020). So, yes,…