Covid-19 Facts
Covid-19 symptoms are often mistaken for this other virus:
Influenza
Covid-19 can live and grow in the human body for this long:
14 days
What is it called if a case has tested positive but feels healthy?
Asymptomatic
How many feet apart are you supposed to stay from others in order to “keep your distance”?
6 ft
Mary wakes up feeling sick on December 5th. She immediately goes to get tested the same day. Her test result is positive. What day does Mary isolate until?
December 15 (Remember symptom start day is day 0!)
As a virus spreads, can mutate into new forms, called ________.
Variants
Which variant made it to the US earlier this year and is thought to be possibly more dangerous to children?
Delta
In order for a person to be considered “fever free”, what must they not have in their system?
Any medications that can reduce fever
What should everyone do throughout the day- and especially before eating, before touching their face, after returning from a public area, before interacting with a high-risk person, etc?
Hand hygiene
Jackie is exposed to Covid on December 10th. What day will be the first day that she can go out with her friends?
December 25 (December 10 is day 0, quarantine is December 10- December 24, so she can go out the following day)
How many days before symptoms or positive test could the case have been contagious?
2 days
What is the newest variant found in the US that may spread more rapidly?
Omicron
If a case feels short of breath, it could be due to lowered _____ levels.
Oxygen
What should you regularly do to highly touched surfaces in your home including light switches, door knobs, refrigerator handles, toilets, remotes, phones, etc?
Disinfect with appropriate wipes/ sprays (Clorox, Lysol, Bleach, etc.)
Michael has symptoms that started on December 1st, but by the time he tested positive on December 5th, his symptoms were gone. Explain his isolation period:
December 1 through 11th. (Remember his first symptom is day 0!)
Define isolation- including who it is for, how long it typically lasts, and when it starts:
Separation of positive case from other people, until 10 days after test date or first symptom (whichever is first). Remember day of test or first symptom is day 0!
Define quarantine- including who it is for and how long it typically lasts, and when it starts
Separation of a contact, 14 days from last day of contact with the case. Remember day of contact is day 0!
Oxygen levels can be tested at home or with a doctor via ___ _____.
Pulse oximeter
What are the 3 vaccines that we will most likely come across:
Pfizer, Moderna, J&J
Joe spent the day with his friend on December 3rd. On December 5, Joe got a call from his friend saying he tested positive today. Does Joe have to quarantine, and until what date?
Yes, December 17th (Remember date of exposure is day 0!)
What are the 3 types of Covid tests, how are they taken and what are they used for?
PCR- swab, most accurate, tests for active virus currently in your system, can take days to receive result; Rapid/ Antigen- swab, less accurate than PCR, Quick results, check for active virus currently in your system; Serology/ antibody testing- blood draw, checks for past exposure, but does not determine if it is active in your system
For who is the Covid-19 virus the most dangerous?
Immunocompromised, Co-morbidities, elderly
List 10 possible symptoms:
Headache, cough, fever, chills, congestion, runny nose, shortness of breath, loss of smell, loss of taste, fatigue, muscle aches, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
Please list 3 common types of masks:
Cloth, surgical/medical, N95
A young child tests positive for Covid on November 30. The mother can not stay away from the child because she must care for her. There is no isolating happening within their household. If Day 1 of child’s isolation started on December 1, when will the mothers quarantine end?
December 24: Isolation was 12/1 through 12/10. Mothers official quarantine starts the following day, 12/11 through 12/24