What is COVID-19 caused by?
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by a virus, NOT by bacteria.
The virus that causes COVID-19 is in a family of viruses called Coronaviridae.
Antibiotics do not work against viruses. Some people who become ill with COVID-19
can also develop a bacterial infection as a complication. In this case, antibiotics may be
recommended by a health care provider. There is currently no licensed medication to
cure COVID-19. If you have symptoms, call your health care provider or COVID-19
hotline for assistance.
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 million, could increase by up to 132 million by the end of the
year.
----COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has affected day to day life and is slowing down the global
economy. This pandemic has affected thousands of peoples, who are either sick or are being
killed due to the spread of this disease. The most common symptoms of this viral infection are
fever, cold, cough, bone pain and breathing problems, and ultimately leading to pneumonia.
This, being a new viral disease affecting humans for the first time, vaccines are not yet available.
Thus, the emphasis is on taking extensive precautions such as extensive hygiene protocol (e.g.,
regularly washing of hands, avoidance of face to face interaction etc.), social distancing, and
wearing of masks, and so on. This virus is spreading exponentially region wise. Countries are
banning gatherings of people to the spread and break the exponential curve.1 , 2 Many countries
are locking their population and enforcing strict quarantine to control the spread of the havoc of
this highly communicable disease.
COVID-19 has rapidly affected our day to day life, businesses, disrupted the world trade and
movements. Identification of the disease at an early stage is vital to control the spread of the
virus because it very rapidly spreads from person to person. Most of the countries have slowed
down their manufacturing of the products.3 , 4 The various industries and sectors are affected by
the cause of this disease; these include the pharmaceuticals industry, solar power sector, tourism,
Information and electronics industry. This virus creates significant knock-on effects on the daily
life of citizens, as well as about the global economy.
-Running is a higher impact exercise and each time your foot comes down, your body
absorbs approximately three times your body weight. ... It's a less impactful exercise,
with your body absorbing about one and a half times your body weight. Walking also
distributes the weight more evenly for your feet and your legs.
Walking is a low-impact exercise, which makes it safer than running. When done using the
proper form, walking can provide similar health benefits to running with less chance of
injury. Running, on the other hand, is high impact due to the vigorous pounding of your feet on
your running surface.
Similarities-To begin with, walking and running have many similarities. ...
Although running may burn the calories more quickly, walking will burn the same number of
calories, just in a longer period of time (Allen). Running and walking are both great activities
for one's health, but, unfortunately, they can both lead to injuries.
