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So with respect to the coronavirus I'm sure many of you have already heard of this but it is a group it's a subset of viruses more specifically an RNA virus that replicates through the use of mRNA and these particular subset of viruses there are coronaviruses that affect humans and there are coronaviruses that affect animals. So more notably there have been coronavirus outbreaks in the past the most notable one being SARS back in the early 2000s which claimed over 8,000 lives. This particular virus which has been called COVID-19 because it was started in 2019 and it's more notably being called today as of now SARS-CoV-2 which stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. This particular virus has actually claimed over 3,000 lives and it's in several different countries. So it is important for us to be aware of the virus what we're dealing with and so that we can actually prepare ourselves. With respect to how the symptoms of the coronavirus might present themselves it is a respiratory virus it's a respiratory tract infection so with that being said you're gonna have respiratory symptoms right so you're gonna have like your cough and dyspnea similar to that of like a pneumonia. You're also gonna have a fever and so that is the typical I guess you can say symptoms that you would see but there are also other symptoms that can present such as GI symptoms which will be like your nausea and your diarrhea and vomiting and sometimes you may have no symptoms at all and so with all of this wide array of you know severe symptoms of pneumonia to no symptoms at all how how do we know if we have the virus if we've been in contact with somebody with the virus like what that is what's causing this fear and this panic right this the uncertainty of it all and with that I can understand I understand you guys I am with you I get that the fear of the unknown is kind of like really dampening to your spirit but I have to tell you guys like as a health care professional and just as somebody that has been has seen some of these things happen like in the past with respect to just how we per like how the precautions that we put in place to ensure that we're not acquiring these viruses and other diseases that are airborne diseases it's important for us to become about it and I know that you know that's like girl like come on what are you talking about become but no honestly like it's necessary for us to actually like take a level-headed mind about it and go ahead and do our due diligence in terms of research take into consideration the various different precautions being put in place and the suggestions that like the CDC and the WHO are telling us to put into place and use those court those cautious that are put as opposed to going out there and doing some of the ridiculous things that I've seen happen meanwhile the panic of purchasing toilet paper has reached a new low video has emerged of an alarming scene in a Sydney supermarket of two women coming to blows in an argument over the right to buy multiple packets of toilet tissue as the brawl threatened to escalate the store manager stepped in to try to restore law and order now granted yes they were hoarding or getting a bunch of toilet paper we don't know like the full story we didn't get to see like the start of this to the end of it happening but it was crazy they're three women fighting over toilet paper in the grocery store and and that is that is where this whole healthy fear and panic turns into hysteria and ridiculousness and foolishness I recently went to my local safe way to get some signature hand sanitizer that I won in the monopoly game that they were doing and the manager told me that they didn't have any and I'm like well why are you guys like so like why are you guys promoting like this free hand sanitizer if you don't have any and he was like well we actually had a lot but it was all stolen two days ago and I'm like what like what is going on and these these are the things that are happening mass you know mass are being stolen from hospitals why are we doing this when you have this fear and it turns into panic and it causes you to do criminal things that's where I have to be like draw the line like there is a healthy fear but if this fear is causing you to act out of character or I mean bring out a part of your character that maybe you didn't know was there or was hidden and you're now being a criminal then that's when you need to like take a step back and realize okay like what do I need to do so currently you know that there is no treatment for this particular outbreak of coronavirus they're working on it but that is going to take time so with that being said there are things that you can do and your family can do to help reduce your risk of acquiring the virus and also of spreading the virus if you know you know somebody that is actually a confirmed case or has a confirmed case so with respect to that the first thing that you can do is like just common sense stuff which is don't do unnecessary travel right so if you don't have to travel outside of the country if you don't have to travel outside of your state especially to areas that you know have confirmed cases of the coronavirus then don't do it like that goes without saying that's like simple stuff don't make unnecessary travel because you're putting yourself in unnecessary danger so therefore it's smart for you to either postpone your trip or you know cancel that trip so that you can actually make a more informed decision on as the developments of this particular virus comes out into play now with that being said you can also do things like practicing good hand hygiene so wash your hands right about like 20 to 30 seconds and that is exactly like the minimum amount of time that you should be washing your hands for at minimum 30 seconds you should be washing your hands with warm soap and water that will help greatly reduce the germs on your hands and also you know reduce the amount of spread of any germs that you may particularly have with washing your hands it's also important to not touch your face right and i'm doing that right now because my nose itches but if we touch our face on a consistent basis but just to be mindful of that is important go ahead if you touch your nose we touch your mouth go ahead and wash your hands maybe wash your mouth off don't lick your lips and that way that will also help reduce the spread of any germs or viruses that you may have once you're also doing the hand hygiene practice some good hand hygiene practice good respiratory hygiene and what do i mean by respiratory hygiene if you're coughing cough into your arm if you're sneezing sneeze into your arm right that is good respiratory hygiene do not sneeze into your hands or cough into your hands if you do that then go practice that good hand hygiene because that is important in helping to reduce any spread of any type of germs or viruses that you may be carrying and it may not even necessarily be coronavirus it may just be like the common cold but practicing those good respiratory and hand hygiene is important so something else that you and just really the masses can do anyone and this is like if you're at home with your family if you're on the job if you're at school is just actively disinfect those high traffic areas so if you're on a computer wipe down the keyboard your the phone your phone your cell phone we know that our cell phone has like a tons of bacteria on it so wipe that down wipe down the doors that people are coming in out of and pens and pencils that people are constantly using several different people and especially if you see somebody that has been sneezing like i know like my little daughters in pre-k there's always somebody with a runny nose or a cough if we're seeing like hey they're sneezing and then they're going to go touch a toy then again wipe down that toy actively disinfect and something else that we can all do is to just keep our immune system boosted right so like i previously stated it took about 20 months for there to be a vaccine that was actually produced in the amounts incapable of you know combating the SARS that we saw that outbreak in the early 2000s and so it takes time for vaccines to be produced for viruses therefore it's important for us to do our part and by that i mean like help boost your own immune system so go out there and exercise you know eat great food like eat food that will help boost your immune system like dark leafy greens and you know your citrus fruits and you know keep drinking lots of water and take your vitamins but do the things that you can do to help boost your immune system because if god forbid you were to come in contact with somebody that actually has coronavirus then your body will be strong enough your immune system will be strong enough you know hopefully to help combat the virus as it is replicating in your body but those are the things that we should do not panic not be afraid become go about living your life but do so cautiously there is a healthy amount of fear that is absolutely needed but when that fear turns into panic and that panic turns into hysteria and we're out here doing foolish crazy criminal things that's when we have to draw the line and move forward right if you have any questions for me please leave them in comment section below if you have any sites that you know of as well leave those as well for the subscribers out there so that they can stay informed follow me on instagram like this video if you like it and thank you guys so much for watching i will talk to you guys next time bye stay safe