Myth: There are rumors going around the internet that this pandemic is a hoax, that it is a plot.
Fact: According to John Hopkins University the total global cases number 6,804,044 with 362,678 deaths.
Myth: People are hearing stories on social media that Covid 19 is not dangerous. That it is just like the seasonal flu.
Fact: There have been 1,909,077 cases and 107,497 people have died in the United States.
Myth: Earlier in the pandemic it was thought that children are immune. We heard this misinformation on the news. Believing this, some parents have taken all the children grocery shopping without masks, gloves or social distancing training.
Fact: Children have gotten the CoVid 19 virus and have died. The CoVid 19 virus goes straight to the lungs and causes destruction of the cells regardless of age!
The CoVid 19 is an animal virus, new to humans. Humans don’t have an immunity to it like they do with the seasonal flu which has been around humans for a long time. There are many viruses that are found in animals that only stay in animals. With the increasing contact of humans with wild animals, due to destruction of forests and other habitats, plus the capture and sale of wild animals for human markets, this is changing. Viruses rarely jump from animal to human, the scientists say, except when brought into the human environment.
In addition, all viruses can mutate. The CoVid 19 has mutated from animal to human for the first time in China. And now from human to human. There are already several strains of the mutation from human to human. And more could be on the way. Each new mutation may require our body to make new antibodies. Is this the reason for the phenomena of some people recovering from the Covid 19 virus only to get sick again later? We don’t Know! The scientists are studying this new global human threat tirelessly. New information is revealed almost daily.
What can we do to prevent another wave of infections, another round of cases and deaths? Another stay at home? Continue to follow the same common sense guidelines we have already been doing.
- Sanitation: continue washing our hands, covering our nose and mouth with a mask. (Some are not wearing the masks properly to protect themselves and others.) Wear gloves, cough into our elbow. Don’t touch our face. Do talk to people through the mask. They can hear us 6 feet away. Just speak louder and clearly. The mask muffles our voice.
- Socializing: Don’t go to large group events until we are certain the virus is no longer in our geographical area. Check your local health department.
- Stay healthy: Eat a healthy diet, drink pure water, exercise and get 8-9 hours of sleep a night.
- Be patient: The economy is going to slowly return to something like stability but it will take time. Do we need to be more careful with our resources? Could we make more careful, long-term decisions? Could we avoid non-essential, costly projects until next year or beyond?
