TL; DR: stay 6 feet away from people away from home,

 

What we know today about Corona Again Spreading coronavirus transmission: where the virus enters your body and how it spreads

Published: October 12, 2020 Chelsea Weidman Burke, M.S.

Coronavirus

We have been in this US pandemic for more than 9 months (is it really only 9 months ?! it seems like an eternity …). As we learn more about coronavirus (formerly called SARS-CoV-2), BioSpace wants to go back to what we now know about how the virus affects the body and how it spreads.

 

TL; DR: stay 6 feet away from people away from home, wear and mask your nose and mouth in public, avoid indoor activities (especially eating and drinking indoors because you can’t wear a mask when eating and drinking), wash your hands often (especially before touching your face or eyes) and clean your face regularly.

 

At this point, we can be sure that these actions will reduce the chance of infection successfully if performed correctly (the more time that passes, the more data we can gather, the more evidence and conclusions we draw). However, it is important to remember that this is a new virus, so researchers are learning more about it every day and refining our knowledge of its resistance. advertisement

 

 

Where in the body is the coronavirus?

 

Like children looking for Carmen Sandiego in the world (shout at anyone who remembers the game!), Scientists are investigating where the coronavirus is hidden in our bodies. If we know where the virus is hiding (aka the types of tissues that are infected with it), we can know how the virus spreads. In this Science article, you’ll find an interactive chart showing where the coronavirus affects the body (and see your own picture from the article below).

Covid 19

How the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) affects different parts of the body. Source: Science

Because it is a respiratory virus, we know that it can affect the airways (nose and lungs), causing coughs, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. Some patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a disease caused by the new coronavirus, reported loss of smell or taste, probably due to viral infection and nasal nerve cell damage. and mouth. Patients with COVID-19 may also have conjunctivitis (also called pink eye).

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