Why does the coronavirus prompt dire warnings from the CDC about quarantines, school closures and other disruptions when we face flu season each year?
So why all the warnings from the CDC and other public health agencies about self-quarantines, school closures and“I think a big part of it is fear of the unknown,” said
This research has led to the development of annual vaccines that protect large swaths of the population from getting the flu and reduce its severity in those who do become infected. In addition, there are medications available that can treat influenza symptoms and sometimes shorten the duration of the illness.
And unfortunately, there isn’t a vaccine that can pick up the slack. Although several experimental vaccines are in the works, none will be ready to roll out for at least 18 months, saidNor are there any medications specifically designed to target this coronavirus, though researchers are testing existing antiviral medications to see if they can help patients with COVID-19.“Public health measures are what we are going to need to focus on for the foreseeable future,” Marston said.
The coronavirus spreads through droplets as well, researchers say, and it may be capable of airborne transmission too. Airborne viruses, like measles and chickenpox, can drift from person to person in even smaller droplets that can travel on air currents., an epidemiologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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