what is coronavirus ? this is bambang he's a businessman and constantly travels to different countries for meetings, he's worried about the corona virus outbreak and watch to know more about it and if he should put upcoming travel plans on hold bambang meets dr. Eileen Marti an expert on infectious diseases she explains that there are many corona viruses, corona viruses are a group of viruses whose surface resemble a crown when looked at under the microscope the virus for common colds is categorized as alpha corona virus while the current outbreak javed 19 falls under the beta corona virus similar to SARS and MERS which pose serious health threats Parvat 19 is a respiratory virus and when infected one will experience symptoms of high fever sneezing coughing shortness of breath unfortunately this virus has an incubation period estimated at one to twelve and a half days which allows the virus to spread through human to human contact while showing minimal symptoms it also lasts on surfaces potentially for as long as nine days people over 60 years of age are at higher risk to suffer from serious respiratory tract illnesses like pneumonia or bronchitis due to weak immunity therefore even those with a strong immune system like Mark need to be careful not to pass it on to others such as loved ones or whom it could be fatal mark get set this is a serious situation so what measures should he take he washes his hands before meals to maintain good personal hygiene he cancels his overseas flights and carries out his meetings via video calls he also encourages his family and friends to practice self quarantine and to monitor for symptoms if they recently returned from infected countries lastly he stays updated with the latest news from his local health sources share this video and help us contain kovat 19
