Myths vs Facts about COVID-19: Breaking The Myths
Myth or Facts: COVID-19 can’t transmitted in areas with hot and humid climates
To date, the SARS-COV2 virus (virus that cause COVID-19) can be transmitted in ALL Environments, including in hot and humid weather. Although there are studies that state temperature affects the rate of spread of the virus. Irrespective of the environment, take preventive measures if you live or travel to the COVID-19 monitoring area.
Myth or Facts: Cold Weather and snow can kill COVID-19
As above, there is no reason to assume that cold weather can kill the SARS-COV2.
Myth or Facts: Taking a hot bath prevent COVID-19 disease
Taking a hot bath will not prevent you from becoming infected with COVID-19. Your regular body temperature is between 36.5° C and 37° C, regardless of the temperature of your bath or shower. In fact, taking a hot bath with extremely hot water can be dangerous, because it can burn you.
Myth or Facts: COVID-19 can be transmitted through mosquito bites
To date, there has been no knowledge or data indicating that the current coronavirus could be spread by mosquitoes. The new coronavirus is a respiratory virus that spreads primarily through droplets formed when an infected person coughs or sneezes, or through droplets of saliva or discharges from the nose.
Myth or Facts: COVID-19 only affect older people
Myth or Facts: COVID-19 only affect older people
People of all ages can be infected with COVID-19. Older people and people with pre-existing medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease) tend to be more vulnerable to being seriously ill with the virus.
Myth or Facts: Hand dryer effective for killing the COVID-19
No, no. Hand dryers are not effective to eliminate SARS-COV2.
To protect yourself against COVID-19, you should clean your hands regularly with an alcohol based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. When your hands have been washed, using paper towels or a warm air dryer to dry them thoroughly.
Myth or Facts: Ultraviolet disinfection lamp effective for killing the COVID-19
UV lamps should not be used to sterilize the hands or other areas of the skin, as UV radiation can cause skin irritation.
Myth or Facts: Thermal scanners can detect people who infected with the COVID-19
Warm scanners are viable in recognizing individuals who have built up a fever (for example higher than ordinary internal heat level) because of contamination with the
They can not, identify people who are infected but who are not yet sick with fever. This is because it takes somewhere in the range of 2 and 10 days for individuals who are infected to become ill and develop a fever
Myth or Facts: Spray alcohol or chlorine all over the body can kill the COVID-19
No. Spraying alcohol or chlorine in your body can’t kill the virus that have already entered your body. Spraying these substances can be harmful to clothing or mucous membranes (i.e. eyes, mouth). Be aware that both alcohol and chlorine can be useful for disinfecting surfaces, but should be used in compliance with relevant guidelines.
Myth or Facts: Regularly rinsing your nose with saline help prevent infection COVID-19
There is no indication that routine rinsing of the nose with saline has saved people from infection with the current coronavirus.
There is little evidence that frequent saline rinsing of the nose will help people recover more quickly from common cold. However, daily nose rinsing has not been shown to prevent respiratory infections.
Myth or Facts: Eating garlic help prevent infection COVID-19
Garlic is a safe food that can have certain antimicrobial properties. However, there is no evidence from the latest outbreak that consuming garlic has saved people from the new coronavirus virus.
Myth or Facts: Antibiotics effective in preventing and treating COVID-19
No, antibiotics don't operate against viruses, only bacteria.
SARS-COV2 is a virus and therefore antibiotics can not be used as a method of prevention or therapy.
However, if you are hospitalized for 2019-nCoV, antibiotics may be provided sincebacterial co-infection is likely.
Myth or Facts: There are specific medicines sold to treat the COVID-19
To date, no particular medication is recommended for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19
However, those diagnosed with the virus should receive adequate treatment to alleviate and treat symptoms, and those with severe illness should receive personalized supportive care. Some specific therapies are under review and will be tested in clinical trials.
Myth or Facts: Pneumonia vaccines protect you against the COVID-19
No. Pneumonia vaccinations, such as pneumococcal vaccine and Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib) vaccine, do not offer protection against COVID-19.
The virus is so new and so special that it needs a vaccine of its own. Researchers are working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and WHO is funding their efforts.
Myth or Facts: There are a vaccine sold to prevent the COVID-19
For now, there is no vaccine for the COVID-19 . Scientists have already begun to work on one, but it will take several months to produce a vaccine that is safe and effective in humans.
Myth or Facts: You can protect yourself from COVID-19 by swallowing or peeling with bleach, taking acetic acid or steroids, or by using essential oils, salt water, ethanol or other substances.
None of these things prevents you from having COVID-19, and some of these activities can be hazardous. The best ways to protect yourself from this coronavirus (and other viruses) include: washing your hands regularly and thoroughly, use soap and hot water.
Avoid direct contact with people who are sick, sneezing or coughing.
In addition, you should stop spreading your own germs through the arm.
Myth or Facts: Ordering or purchasing products shipped from abroad nations with COVID-19 case can transmit COVID-19
Yes, its true but COVID-19 can survive in aerosols up to 3 hours post aerosolization, up to 4 hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard and up to 2-3 days on plastic and stainless steel. So, if your goods are shipped with duration more than 3 days except there are new exposure from the courrier.
Myth or Facts: A face mask will protect you from COVID-19
Some models such as N95 can protect health care workers when they take care of infected patients.
It is not advised to wear lightweight disposable surgical masks for the general public without respiratory illness.
People with respiratory illness should wear such masks to reduce their risk of infecting others. Bear in mind that stocking up on masks makes fewer avaliable to sick patients and health care staff who need them.
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