Informative Guide To Not Catching Coronavirus Might Help Curb The Pandemic

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Mar 4, 2020 8:00 PM EST

As coronavirus continues to spread around the globe like a wild fire, scientists keep trying to figure out a cure for it. Realistically, a cure might be pretty far off, but there are things you can do to prevent the sickness. Dr. James Robb, MD at UC San Diego, shares his tips for doing so.

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    Text - The author of this coronavirus precautionary measures is James Robb, MD UC San Diego. It's a really great read.
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    Text - Subject: What I am doing for the upcoming COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic
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    Text - Dear Colleagues, as some of you may recall, when I was a professor of pathology at the University of California San Diego, I was one of the first molecular virologists in the world to work on coronaviruses (the 1970s). I was the first to demonstrate the number of genes the virus contained. Since then, I have kept up with the coronavirus field and its multiple clinical transfers into the human population (e.g., SARS, MERS), from different animal sources.
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    Text - The current projections for its expansion in the US are only probable, due to continued insufficient worldwide data, but it is 000 most likely to be widespread in the US by mid to late March and April.
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    Text - Helr Here is what I have done and the precautions that I take and will take. These are the same precautions I currently use during our influenza seasons, except for the mask and gloves.:
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    Text - 1) NO HANDSHAKING! Use a fist bump, slight bow, elbow bump, etc.
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    Text - 2) Use ONLY your knuckle to touch light switches. elevator buttons, etc.. Lift the gasoline dispenser with a paper towel or use a disposable glove.
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    Text - 3) Open doors with your closed fist or hip - do not grasp the handle with your hand, unless there is no other way to open the door. Especially important on bathroom and post office/commercial doors. 000
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    Text - 4) Use disinfectant wipes at the stores when they are available, including wiping the handle and child seat in grocery carts. (Hel
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    Text - 5) Wash your hands with soap for 10-20 seconds and/or use a greater than 60% alcohol-based hand sanitizer whenever you return home from ANY activity that involves locations where other people have been.
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    Text - 6) Keep a bottle of sanitizer available at each of your home's entrances. AND in your car for use 000 after getting gas or touching other contaminated objects when you can't immediately wash your hands.
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    Text - 7) If possible, cough or sneeze into a disposable tissue and discard. Use your elbow only if you have to. The clothing on your elbow will contain infectious virus that can be passed on for up to a week or more!
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    Text - What I have stocked in preparation for the pandemic spread to the US: 1) Latex or nitrile latex disposable gloves for use when going shopping, using the gasoline pump, and all other outside activity when you come in contact with contaminated areas.
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    Text - Note: This virus is spread in large droplets by coughing and sneezing. 000 This means that the air will not infect you! BUT all the surfaces where these droplets land are infectious for about a week on average - everything that is associated with infected people will be contaminated and potentially IHel infectious. The virus is on surfaces and you will not be infected unless your unprotected face is directly coughed or sneezed upon. This virus only has cell receptors for lung cells (it on
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    Text - 2) Stock up now with disposable surgical masks and use them to prevent you from touching your nose and/or mouth (We touch our
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    Text - nose/mouth 90X/day without knowing it!). This is the only way this virus can infect you - it is lung- 000 specific. The mask will not prevent the virus in a direct sneeze from getting into your nose or mouth - it is only to keep you from touching THel your nose or mouth.
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    Text - 3) Stock up now with hand sanitizers and latex/nitrile gloves (get the appropriate sizes for your family). The hand sanitizers must be alcohol-based and greater than 60% alcohol to be effective.
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    Text - 4) Stock up now with zinc lozenges. These lozenges have been proven to be effective in blocking coronavirus (and most other viruses) from multiplying in your throat and nasopharynx. Use as directed several times each day when you begin to feel ANY "cold- like" symptoms beginning. It is best
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    Text - Tike" symptoms beginning. It is best to lie down and let the lozenge 000 dissolve in the back of your throat and nasopharynx. Cold-Eeze lozenges is one brand available, but there are other brands available.
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    Text - I, as many others do, hope that this pandemic will be reasonably contained, BUT I personally do not think it will be. Humans have never 000 seen this snake-associated virus before and have no internal defense against it. Tremendous worldwide efforts are being made to understand the molecular and clinical virology of this virus. Unbelievable molecular knowledge about the genomics, structure, and virulence of this virus has already been achieved. BUT, there will be NO drugs or vaccines avai
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