What are the myths of COVID-19?
THERE IS SO MUCH information being disseminated about the Coronavirus, some true and some… not much. How much do you know about this virus? Test yourself answering the questions below. For all answers click HERE.
- COVID-19 virus can be transmitted in areas with hot and humid climates
- Cold weather and snow CANNOT kill the new coronavirus.
- Taking a hot bath does not prevent the new coronavirus disease
- The new coronavirus CANNOT be transmitted through mosquito bites.
- Are hand dryers effective in killing the new coronavirus?
- Can an ultraviolet disinfection lamp kill the new coronavirus?
- How effective are thermal scanners in detecting people infected with the new coronavirus?
- Can spraying alcohol or chlorine all over your body kill the new coronavirus?
- Do vaccines against pneumonia protect you against the new coronavirus?
- Can regularly rinsing your nose with saline help prevent infection with the new coronavirus?
- Can eating garlic help prevent infection with the new coronavirus?
- Does the new coronavirus affect older people, or are younger people also susceptible?
- Are antibiotics effective in preventing and treating the new coronavirus?
- Are there any specific medicines to prevent or treat the new coronavirus?
Why is COVID-19 testing being denied to some individuals?
THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL has guidance for who should be tested, but decisions about testing are at the discretion of state and local health departments and/or individual clinicians.
Priorities for Laboratory Testing for COVID-19
The CDC lists 3 priority levels for testing:
PRIORITY 1. Ensure optimal care options for all hospitalized patients, lessen the risk of nosocomial (originating in a hospital) infections, and maintain the integrity of the healthcare system
- Hospitalized patients
- Symptomatic healthcare workers
PRIORITY 2. Ensure that those who are at highest risk of complication of infection are rapidly identified and appropriately triaged
- Patients in long-term care facilities with symptoms
- Patients 65 years of age and older with symptoms
- Patients with underlying conditions with symptoms
- First responders with symptoms
PRIORITY 3 . As resources allow, test individuals in the surrounding community of rapidly increasing hospital cases to decrease community spread, and ensure health of essential workers
- Critical infrastructure workers with symptoms
- Individuals who do not meet any of the above categories with symptoms
- Health care workers and first responders
- Individuals with mild symptoms in communities experiencing high COVID-19 hospitalizations
THERE ARE SMALL, anecdotal studies that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine—anti-malaria drugs— relieve the acute respiratory symptoms of covid-19 and clear the virus from infected patients. The Food and Drug Administration has given emergency approval to a Trump administration plan to distribute millions of doses of anti-malarial drugs to hospitals across the country, saying it is worth the risk of trying unproven treatments to slow the progression of the disease.—> Information curated by Dr. Edel Marie Jose
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