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Coronavirus- a health topic that is very obvious lately.So, what is the Coronavirus? It's a range of illnesses, starting from an Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, as well as a common cold. The Coronavirus is zoonotic, meaning it can be exchanged between animals and people. MERS was given from camels to humans, and SARS was exchanged between civet cats to humans. The symptoms are cough, fever, shortness of breath and usually just respiratory issues. If you have symptoms of it, stay home for at least 7 days. If you live with others, they should stay home for at least 14 days to avoid spreading it more than needed. In 2002, many people remember SARS being spread and causing global panic. Although MERS is more lethal than SARS, people remember SARS better. Also, the data is showing that it's a slow burn. The symptoms show up with usually a cough, then get better for a day or so, then completely show up. That is usually when the patient is hospitalized. Common traits that doctors see is obesity, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. A good thing is that people usually get a mild form, and recover. This also isn't something they can look back at a textbook and learn about and how to treat it. Doctor are learning about it as it happens, and gather data as it comes. It's not ideal, but that is how it has to be for now. My house would be screwed if I were to get it, I live in a house of seven, with my grandparents, brother, cousin and parents. All of us work, so we wouldn't be the best house to get it. I am not saying that any house would be ideal, I just know that all of us are "essential" workers and if we got sick, our hotel would go downhill very quickly.
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Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia, which is memory loss that slowly takes over the ability to do anything including drink and eat. It isn't normal for aging, unlike what most people would say. It's the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. The symptoms include being confused doing normal tasks that are part of day to day. Also, losing track of things, confusion, and challenges in planning or solving issues. If a close family member of your's has Alzheimer's, you have 30% more chances to get it yourself. Even personalities change, when they react to things it can be more dramatic than before. Tangles and plaques occur in the brain, and things slowly break apart. That's why they slowly forget how to do day to day things. In speech, they could struggle to find the right words, vision issues, or even get lost easily. Watching them slowly forget people, including a husband or even their child can be very sad. I think of The Notebook, and how her family she didn't recognize. It's sad but I suppose it's part of life.
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