Viral Spread
Which country has had the most cases of COVID?
TRUE or FALSE
If you take all preventative measures, it is completely 100% impossible to catch COVID.
FALSE
The risk of catching the disease will be much much lower, but we cannot completely eliminate the risk.
TRUE or FALSE
Masks that have a valve in them don't stop your respiratory droplets from getting out and infecting others (if your sick)
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE
If you get sick from COVID and recover, you are immune to the virus
TRUE for the most part
BUT, this is still being researched. There have been confirmed cases of reinfection, however they are rare, the best approach is to remain cautious.
TRUE or FALSE
There are several COVID vaccines that are currently in the last phase of testing
TRUE
What is the average length of the presymptomatic/asymptomatic phase?
4-5 days, but can vary quite a bit
What is the difference between N95 and Surgical masks?
N95 masks stop all respiratory droplets from getting in or out
Surgical masks stop most respiratory droplets from getting in or out (they're still very safe)
What is the recommended distance you should keep from other people?
6 feet
What is covalescent plasma?
Immune system help from people who have already recovered from COVID
What is the most interesting thing you have learned in this lesson?
No wrong answer
How do you get infected? (2 ways)
Inhaling infected respiratory droplets
Touching your face with dirty hands
Describe some ways your life has changed because of the virus
No wrong answer
What does soap do to the virus?
Dissolves the lipid envelope (basically kills it)
When should dexamethasone be used?
When someone has severe COVID symptoms such as acute respiratory distress syndrome
TRUE or FALSE
After we develop a vaccine, we never have to worry about the virus again.
FALSE
This virus is not going away, in the future it will likely mutate into a form that can infect us again
How many people in the US have had COVID?
5 million (160,000 of them died)
What does remdesivir do?
Stops the virus from multiplying inside of us
Should we treat an active COVID infection with Chloroquine?
No, current evidence does not show that Chloroquine or Hydroxychloroquine is effective at treating COVID.
Name one drug thats currently being used to treat COVID patients
Remdesivir
Dexamethasone
Dipyridamole* (not in the US)
Covalescent Plasma* (not a drug, but acceptable answer)
Explain what "herd immunity" is
What are the 3 reasons the virus was able to spread so much?
Spreads via respiratory droplets
No one had immunity to the virus
If you have a mask: demonstrate the proper way to wear it
If not (or if you dont want to demonstrate): describe the proper way to wear a mask
Make sure it covers both your nose and mouth
Press down on the metallic strip to make it fit your nose
Avoid touching the mask if possible
What things can we do to protect ourselves from catching the virus? (3 things)
Social distancing
Hand washing
Wearing a mask
What approaches have been used to treat a COVID infection (name 3)
Killing/stopping the virus
Stopping inflammation (stopping immune system from being overstimulated)
Stopping blood clotting
Helping our immune system fight the virus
Name one of the companies that currently has a vaccine in Phase 3 testing
Moderna
BioNTech
AstraZeneca