Staying safe during the festive Christmas season in the time of Covid 19
It is almost a year since the world learnt of Covid 19 and it is still not exactly clear where or when the Covid 19 index case/“patient zero” presented and this could largely be due to the virus’ long incubation period. The world has become a very different place since the discovery of this new coronavirus.
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Staying safe during the festive Christmas season in the time of Covid 19
It is almost a year since the world learnt of Covid 19 and it is still not exactly clear where or when the Covid 19 index case/“patient zero” presented and this could largely be due to the virus’ long incubation period. The world has become a very different place since the discovery of this new coronavirus.
While many infected individuals present with symptoms such as a cough, fever, loss of taste and smell, and other symptoms, some remain asymptomatic and can unknowingly infect others as they go about their daily lives fuelling the pandemic. These individuals are referred to as “silent spreaders” and can present in three ways: 1. asymptomatic (infected but does not develop symptoms), 2. presymptomatic (infected but does not have symptoms yet but they develop later) and 3. mildly symptomatic (have developed some symptoms with no evidence of pneumonia).
It is almost a year since the world learnt of Covid 19 and it is still not exactly clear where or when the Covid 19 index case/“patient zero” presented and this could largely be due to the virus’ long incubation period. The world has become a very different place since the discovery of this new coronavirus.
While many infected individuals present with symptoms such as a cough, fever, loss of taste and smell, and other symptoms, some remain asymptomatic and can unknowingly infect others as they go about their daily lives fuelling the pandemic. These individuals are referred to as “silent spreaders” and can present in three ways: 1. asymptomatic (infected but does not develop symptoms), 2. presymptomatic (infected but does not have symptoms yet but they develop later) and 3. mildly symptomatic (have developed some symptoms with no evidence of pneumonia).