Free On-Line Course from the World Health Organization
WHO On-line Coronavirus Course
- The WHO is offering an on-line course on the novel coronavirus. This course provides a general introduction to emerging respiratory viruses, including novel coronaviruses.
- 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).
- A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China. This is a new coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans.
- This course provides a general introduction to COVID-19 and emerging respiratory viruses and is intended for public health professionals, incident managers and personnel working for the United Nations, international organizations and NGOs.
- As the official disease name was established after material creation, any mention of nCoV refers to COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.
- Self-paced
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- The course is free. Just register for an account on OpenWHO and take the course!
COVID-19 (CO rona VI rus D isease 20 19)
Wash Your Hands
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The single most important advice health experts can give to help us stay safe from, coronavirus, COVID-19, and the flu, is: Wash your hands.
Hand washing with soap and water neutralizes the coronavirus. The key is using SOAP. The second thing soap does is mechanical. It makes skin slippery so that with enough rubbing, we can pry germs off and rinse them away. Avoid coronavirus symptoms: WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN
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American consumers are beginning to display a symptom of the illness seen in Asia and Europe - hoarding.
Supermarket shelves continue to empty. Lines to get in and many places masks are required.
The question now is how long we need to stay isolated. At this point the answer is unknown. Will grocery shopping return to normal. People are scared to have coronavirus symptoms.
Watch for Symptoms
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Watch for Symptoms
Reported illnesses from coronavirus have ranged from mild symptoms to severe illness and death for confirmed COVID-19 cases.
The following symptoms may appear
2-14 days after exposure coronavirus symptoms include:
- Fever
- Cough
- Shortness of breath