Stick Figure Science of Coronavirus Infection
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1. ASYMPTOMATIC means a person can feel good and not have symptoms of COVID-19, but still be infected with the coronavirus.
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2. ASYMPTOMATIC SPREAD means you feel good but you infect other people who get sick while you stay healthy.
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3. UP & DOWN SPREAD Virus particles spread two ways: 1) upwards by tiny, invisible aerosols that hang in the air and 2) by droplets that drop down to the ground or on surfaces.
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4. DOWN BUT NOT OUT… The coronavirus is a fighter! Even if attacked by your immune system, it punches back and sometimes wins. If a viral knockout punch takes out your immune system, the virus takes over your cells and instructs them to make more virus! When this happens you get sick with COVID-19.
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5. SICK WITH COVID-19 means a person has fevers, chills, aches, and is tired all the time. IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS, STAY HOME! If you feel you need a doctor’s care, FIRST CALL A TELEMEDICINE expert for an opinion. Don’t take your germs out in public, especially to a hospital or doctor’s office. Some COVID-19 patients get really sick, sometimes for months with lung infections, heart, kidney, liver, and brain problems. Some even die.
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6. VENTILATION of indoor room air is important for preventing infection because it moves virus particles out away from people so they don’t breathe the virus in and become infected.
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