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COVID-19, Terms related
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COVID-19
Effect on
Economy
Global financial market fluctuating due to sup-chain interruptions from China and oil price uncertainty
The least devp countries whose economies are driven by sale of raw mtrls will also face hard consequences.
Global economy slowdown to under 2% for this yr envisaged (cost $1 trillion)
- Worst possible scenario: If world economy grew at 0.5%- $2 trillion hit to GDP
- Best case scenario: With moderate declines in pvt consumption, investment and exports and offsetting incr in govt spending, global growth would fall to 1.2% in 2020.
Heavily-indebted developing countries, face threat due to weaker export returns linked to a stronger US dollar.
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What is it?
New strain of coronavirus similar to SARS and MERS viruses, originated in China. Causes respiratory illness and can even cause death.
Spread from animals to humans in some cases, which can then be tx from pers to pers.
Like influenza virus, it spreads through both direct and indirect contact.
Zoonotic Disease. Diseases that pass from animals to humans.
New to humans, the body does not have any immunity to them.
Spread
through
Direct contact happens through a physical tfr of microorganism through close contact with oral secretions.
Indirect contact happens when a pers infected with the virus sneezes or coughs, which spreads the virus droplets on surfaces.
7 Strains of
Coronavirus
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Human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV-NL63, New Haven coronavirus)
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Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) – Wuhan pneumonia or Wuhan coronavirus, COVID-19
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Terms related
to COVID-19
Hypoxia
When levels fall below 90%, patients begin experiencing lethargy, confusion or mental disruptions due to insufficient qty of oxygen reaching brain.
Silent Hypoxia. Form of oxygen deprivation, harder to detect than regular hypoxia because patients appear to be less in distress.
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Covid Pneumonia It is a potentially deadly condition in Covid-19 patients which affects the lungs’ ability to transfer oxygen and causes breathing difficulties.