Myths vs Facts - Coronavirus

Myths vs Facts ->  Covid- 19

Myth	Fact
Cold weather/Hot weather can kill coronavirus	According to WHO, no such scientific proof is established to believe this theory, as per current research, it can stay in both conditions for a longer period of time
It can transfer through mosquitoes bites	To-date there is no such evidence or information that can suggest it can be transfer through mosquito bites, it is a respiratory disease that spread through droplets from the infected person
Pneumonia vaccines can protect you from coronavirus	Although there are few symptoms common between both diseases, still COVID-19 will need its own vaccine, pneumonia vaccines will not be effective for coronavirus
It will affect only older people, young people are safe from this	No, as it is more likely to infect older people  who are already having few pre medical conditions(Asthma, diabetes, heart diseases, etc) and  also due to their less immunity power, However younger people will also likely to get infected
Antibiotics are effective in preventing & treating the coronavirus	No, You may receive the antibiotics once you are hospitalized to prevent the bacterial infection in the body, but it will not be able to prevent or treat the coronavirus effectively
Holding your breath for a few seconds will tell you whether you are infected or not	People who are having more serious lungs/respiratory disease will have this approach work for them, however, people who are having mild symptoms will not be able to tell whether they are infected or not with this virus
Eating garlic will prevent the infection from the coronavirus	Garlic does have some antimicrobial properties (Active against micro-organisms who are responsible for spreading disease), however, there is no such evidence from the current pandemic that it will prevent the spreading of coronavirus
Thermal scanners will detect the people who are having coronavirus	It will only be able to detect those people who are having a fever(body temperature higher than the normal body temperature) however, people who are infected and not having a fever will not be able to detect using thermal scanners

Hope these facts will help you to maintain awareness about the new pandemic i.e. COVID-19

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