COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Sourcebook
Format: Hardcover
ISBN13: 9780780820609
Hardcover|9780780820609
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Overview
Omnigraphics' Health Reference Series is designed for the general reader seeking guidance on how to avoid serious illness by following preventive lifestyles and recognizing early warning signs. It also supports the layperson who has received a diagnosis of a serious disease or disorder as well as the family member or nonprofessional caregiver who must learn to care and to cope with the illness. Each volume in the series deals comprehensively with a particular area of medical concern and contains material found in publications issued by the National Institutes of Health and other agencies and associations. Nowhere else can general readers find this information conveniently collected, coordinated, and indexed in book form. COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Sourcebook, First Edition Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was caused fay severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In December 2019. this contagious virus was first identified in Wuhan, China, and rapidly spread around the world. The symptoms of coronavirus include respiratory problems similar to cold. flu. or pneumonia. The virus attacks the kings and the respiratory system and men in most cases affects the other parts of the body. COVID-19 in people started with mild symptoms leading to severe illness-mostly for people with underlying medical conditions. Some with zero to minor symptoms suffered from post-COVID or long COVID conditions. The United States reported about a million deaths due to COVID-19 infection. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in December 2020, just a year after the first case of COVID-19 was detected, the first COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered, which allowed the immune system to fight the virus. COVID-19 and the Coronavirus Sourcebook, First Edition offers basic information on the coronavirus and COVID-19 infection. It provides facts about its origin, how it spreads, earlier outbreaks, variants, symptoms, risk factors, clinical presentation in specific populations and pets and animals, and the statistics of its cases and deaths. It explains the protective and control measures such as social distancing, self-isolation, face masks, and disinfecting. The guidance for COVID-19 measures in schools, workplace, and other places are discussed. Detailed information is provided on the investigation, clinical care and treatment, vaccines, management, and ongoing research. Furthermore, this book illustrates long COVID infection, mental health issues, and the impact on the global economy and social and lifestyle issues. It concludes with a glossary of terms related to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases and a list of resources for additional help and information about COVID-19 and other communicable diseases.
| ISBN-13 | 9780780820609 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0780820606 |
| List Price | $97.00 |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Publisher | Omnigraphics Inc |
| Published On | 2023-03-01 |
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