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Coronavirus is the talk of the town... but not in a good way. Today we are going to give you a few tips on what you can do to stay healthy but not be crippled by fear and anxiety in the midst of the media hysteria of a looming pandemic.
Good Day WS! This is West Seattle Daily, Episode #040, brought to you by Sea-Town Real Estate. I'm your host, Christian Harris.
It's all over the news, people are freaking out, travel is down, stores are sold out of toilet paper and hand sanitizer, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!
It's the Coronavirus. Now, I'm no doctor, so I'm not going to try and get all technical on what it is... as one of my friends says, GTS (Google that shit). It's essentially a family of viruses with severity ranging from symptoms of a common cold to sever respiratory diseases like MERS & SARS.
Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.
This all sounds very scary but there are some basic pre-cautions you can do to protect yourself and others.
• Washing your hands regularly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
• Cover your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing.
• Don't touch your face, as that is the most common ways germs get into your body (Through your mouth, nose & eyes)
• If you are sick, wear a mask to prevent your germs from getting airborne through your coughing or sneezing (Masks are not necessary and don't do you any good if you are NOT sick, as most off the shelf masks are not airtight and will not protect you from germs... though they can help by keeping you from touching your face)
• Avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing.
• If you have the luxury, avoid crowded enclosed places for a time... like buses or airplanes.
If you weren’t able to wash your hands on the regular, make sure you have some alcohol based hand sanitizer on hand. If you the stores around you are already out of stock, it's pretty easy to make your own. If you're watching this on YouTube or Instagram, I'll include the ingredient list below.
Here’s what you need:
• 2/3 cup Isopropyl alcohol 91% (rubbing alcohol)
• 1/3 cup aloe vera gel
• Optinal Essential oil in your choice of fragrance (optional)
• A small mixing bowl & spoon
• An empty container, such as a 3-ounce container from a travel toiletries kit
• A small piece of masking tape or permanent marker for labeling
Here’s how to make it:
In a mixing bowl, stir Isopropyl alcohol and aloe vera gel together until well blended.
Add 8-10 drops of scented essential oil (optional, but nice!). Stir to incorporate.
Pour the homemade hand sanitizer into an empty container and seal. Write “hand sanitizer” on a piece of masking tape and affix to the bottle.
The CDC recommends using hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol content. This recipe makes a sanitizer that slightly exceeds that alcohol content at 60.66%, so follow the proportions exactly -- no fudging or winging it!
While a virus outbreak like this is scary, it's also a good reminder that we each need to plan ahead with an emergency plan, including a minimum of 2 weeks extra food and water for you, your family and any pets in the case of a natural disaster or outbreak.
This will help us not panicking when something comes up and not having to worry about rushing out to Costco at the last minute to stock up with the masses who also did not plan ahead.
What are you doing to stay healthy right now?
Let's hope the Coronavirus just ends up being another over-hyped media scare... but in case it's not, do your part to stay healthy and stop putting your dirty hands in your mouth ;-)
Talk with you tomorrow.
https://www.cdc.gov/nonpharmaceutical-interventions/pdf/gr-pan-flu-ind-house.pdf
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.
It’s easy to fall into fear, but what we need to focus on is coming together as a society to make sure we can get through this together. Talk with your family and neighbors to see how you can best support each other. Be aware of your body & when you start feeling sick stay home and take care of yourself first.
