He we are again, ready to talk about the Corona virus? If it isn’t thrown in your face every ten seconds, do you even live on this planet? There is as much fake news about this virus as there are facts, if not more. So lets talk honestly about it because we don’t always have to be right, as long as you aren’t spreading panic. Opinions are okay, but incorrect “facts” are just waiting for disaster.
Okay, now that I’m off my soapbox lets talk about an epidemic. An epidemic is when a virus is an outbreak in a community above what we would expect. Then after is reaches all of the criteria for epidemic it is possible to move onto pandemic. An article from 6 days ago tells us that COVID-19 has already met two out of the three criteria for a pandemic. It has infected people and caused illness and it can easily be spread from person to person. The last thing is has to meet is to have worldwide spread. If I was trying to label the Corona virus I would label it pandemic because it has spread to various countries and continents, but I am not by any means an expert, so we will leave that to the qualified.
Now, let’s talk about our beloved Tar-Heel state. Just yesterday North Carolina had its first reported case of the Corona Virus in Wake county. The person is quarantined in his home and is doing well. The infected individual was exposed to the virus at the long term care facility in Washington State that has the COVID-19 outbreak. It is not us that we really need to be worried about, but our elders and the immune compromised. When I worry about this virus, it is not for me, but for my grandparents. We need to do everything we can to protect ourselves so we can also protect those that we love. Wash your hands, don’t touch your face, and like always, be careful because you don’t want to give it to granny!
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