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The name COVID-19 comes from the YEAR of discovery, 2019.

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No specific treatments for COVID-19 exist right now. But some of the same things you do to feel better if you have the flu — getting enough rest, staying well hydrated, and taking medications to relieve fever and aches and pains — also help with COVID-19.

A majority of medical experts believe that taking chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 is ineffective and might actually be hazardous.

Scientists are working hard to develop effective treatments. Therapies that are under investigation include drugs that have been used to treat malaria and autoimmune diseases; antiviral drugs that were developed for other viruses, and antibodies from people who have recovered from COVID-19.

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When an infected person expels virus-laden droplets and someone else inhales them, the coronavirus enters the nose and throat. The virus finds a welcome home in the lining of the nose. The cells in the lining of the nose are rich in a cell-surface receptor called angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2).  The normal job of  ACE2 is to help regulate blood pressure.

Throughout the body, the presence of ACE2  marks tissues vulnerable to infection. That's because the virus requires that receptor to enter a cell. Once inside, the virus hijacks the cell’s machinery, making myriad copies of itself and invading new cells.

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Ebola is not a coronavirus. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

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The novel coronavirus is periodically changing, or mutating, in form. But it doesn't seem to be mutating rapidly.

By contrast, according to the CDC, the flu is constantly changing. This is why flu vaccines must be updated each year.

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Antibiotics only kill bacteria. They do not kill viruses. Hand dryers do not kill coronavirus. The best way to protect oneself and others from the virus is to wash the hands with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub.

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Britain has the worst coronavirus death toll in Europe. As of early November 2020, there were 50,928 deaths in the UK. Followed by France with 42, 960 deaths and Spain with 40, 461 deaths.

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R refers to the “effective reproduction number” and, basically put, it’s a way of measuring an infectious disease’s capacity to spread. The R number signifies the average number of people that one infected person will pass the virus to.

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Covid-19 primarily affects the lungs. COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, can cause lung complications such as pneumonia and, in the most severe cases, acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS.

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People can catch COVID-19 from others who have the virus. The disease can spread from person to person through small droplets from the nose or mouth which are spread when a person with COVID-19 coughs or exhales. These droplets land on objects and surfaces around the person. Other people then catch COVID-19 by touching these objects or surfaces, then touching their eyes, nose or mouth. People can also catch COVID-19 if they breathe in droplets from a person with COVID-19 who coughs out or exhales droplets. This is why it is important to stay more than 1 meter (3 feet) away from a person who is sick.

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The longer someone is with a person who has it, the more likely they are to catch the virus themselves. But it is still possible to catch the coronavirus from a brief encounter of under 5 minutes.

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The time between exposure to COVID-19 and the moment when symptoms start is commonly around five to six days but can range from 1 – 14 days.

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Contracting COVID-19 likely makes recovered patients immune, but experts aren’t sure how long protection lasts. According to Dr. Luke O'Neil,  professor of biochemistry in the School of Biochemistry and Immunology at Trinity College Dublin, there is good evidence that people are probably protected if the are infected with COVID-19.

The consensus is that recovered people will have some level of protection for at least a few months. We don’t yet know how much protection or how long it will last. People who recover from coronavirus infections do so because their immune systems kick in and eliminate the virus, so they are immune at their point of recovery. But a 1990 study of other human coronaviruses found that people can be reinfected with the same virus a year later – although the second time around they didn’t get symptoms and were infectious for a shorter period.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has, in just a few months, killed more Americans than the decades-long Vietnam War, latest figures show.

As of November 2020, more than 250,000 Americans have died due to coronavirus.

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro believes the coronavirus is just “a little flu.” He has scoffed at ideas such as lockdowns and physical distancing. “No one will hinder my right to come and go,” he proclaimed over Easter weekend as he defied his own government’s stay-at-home recommendation and interacted with members of the public on the streets of Brasilia.

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According to the World Health Organization, the most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, dry cough, and tiredness. Some patients may have aches and pains, nasal congestion, sore throat or diarrhea. These symptoms are usually mild and begin gradually. Some people become infected but only have very mild symptoms

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Some viruses, such as cold and flu viruses, do spread more easily in the colder months, but that does not mean that they stop entirely when conditions become milder.

As it stands, scientists do not know how temperature changes will influence the behavior of SARS-CoV-2.

Experts believe that herd immunity is at least 2 years away. This would happen when 70-80% of people contract the virus through community spread and develop antibody protection, indirectly protecting the rest of the population that is not yet immune to the virus.

The development of a successful vaccine is one of the surest ways of stopping the pandemic in its tracks and enabling millions of people to safely come out of lockdown. It is uncertain how long it will take to develop a vaccine. Some people believe that a coronavirus vaccine may be available as soon as autumn 2020. But most experts think that a vaccine will not be ready until some time in 2021.