- Coronavirus - World Health Organization (WHO)
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)The virus can spread from an infected person’s mouth or nose in small liquid particles when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing or breathe These particles range from larger respiratory droplets to smaller aerosols It is important to practice respiratory etiquette, for example by coughing into a flexed elbow, and to stay home and self-isolate until you recover if
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
WHO fact sheet on COVID-19, including information on symptoms, transmission, treatment, prevention, vaccines and and WHO's work in this area
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mpox (previously known as monkeypox) is a viral disease caused by an orthopoxvirus called monkeypox virus It spreads mainly through close contact with someone who has mpox, causing a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever It can make people very sick and leave scars
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): How is it transmitted?
We know that the disease is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which spreads between people in several different ways Current evidence suggests that the virus spreads mainly between people who are in close contact with each other, for example at a conversational distance The virus can spread from an infected person’s mouth or nose in small liquid particles when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing
- COVID-19 Treatments - World Health Organization (WHO)
As COVID-19 continues to affect people around the world, researchers are racing to develop effective treatments to help save lives, improve the health outcomes for patients and lessen the burden on health systems
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – World Health Organization
Information on COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus
- Mythbusters - World Health Organization (WHO)
FACT: Hand sanitizers can be used often An alcohol-based sanitizer does not create antibiotic resistance Unlike other antiseptics and antibiotics, pathogens (harmful germs) do not seem to develop resistance to alcohol-based sanitizers
- Impact of COVID-19 on peoples livelihoods, their health and our food . . .
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems and the world of work The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating: tens of millions of people are at risk of falling into extreme poverty, while the number of undernourished people, currently estimated at nearly 690
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