Nowadays even virus attacks are more frightening than
terrorist attacks. W.H.O. has recently labelled the Coronavirus outbreak as Pandemic.
Pandemics are mostly expected if a virus is new, able to infect individuals
easily and can spread fast in an efficient way. Coronavirus seems to check all
of those points. With no fruitful vaccine or treatment, holding its spread is
vital.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
is a group of virus that can cause illnesses ranging from common cold to severe
problems mostly related to respiratory infections like acute respiratory
syndrome, pneumonia, organ failures and even death. Cases of COVID-19 is been
reported positive in many countries, where in India there has been 73 positive
reported cases. Overall it has affected almost 100,000 individuals where the mortality
rate has reached to 3.4%.
Symptoms of
Coronavirus- The coronavirus mostly attacks individuals who have a
compromised immunity system, infants, older adults and those with other medical
issues specifically pertaining to respiratory systems. These are the common
symptoms-
·
Cold and runny nose
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Sore throat
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Cough
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Headache
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High fever
·
Shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing
Causes- It spreads
by the droplets released when the person with the infected virus coughs or
sneezes.
Prevention- These
are the certain preventive measures you can take to prevent yourself from this
disease.
- Wash
your hands with soap and water or hand sanitizer more often.
- Cover
your mouth and nose with your elbow when you cough or sneeze. If using
tissue, dispose it after use. Or use mask wherever you travel. Also wash
or clean the mask regularly.
- If
your hands aren't clean, avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with it.
- Avoid
close contact with anyone who is sick.
- Clean
and disinfect surfaces you often touch.
- Stay
home if you're sick and avoid public places.
- Visit
doctor if you have had any contact if the infected person or have had a travel
history to the infected countries as mentioned in the W.H.O. site.
How Ayurveda and Food
and help to prevent the disease?
According to Ayurveda building, our immunity is the best way
to fight any virus. It is better to invest time in your health and build your
immunity. Here are some points that should be followed to increase immunity-
·
Include Ayurvedic herbs like Ashvagandha, Vasa,
etc. as it builds and strengthens your immune system and overall wellbeing. It is advisable to take any Ayurvedic doctor
consultation before consuming them. For more information on Ayurvedic herbs
contact us or your nearest Ayurvedic doctor.
·
Chavanprash is considered to be very beneficial
when it is included in your diet. Chavanprash acts as a universal immunity
booster and can be consumed by anyone at any age.
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Eat home cooked food and avoid from eating out.
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Include items like fenugreek seeds, pepper,
garlic, ginger, carom seeds, turmeric, neem, tulsi, etc. in your diet to
increase your immunity.
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Include fruits and vegetables that have vitamin
A and C in them like berries, oranges, indian gooseberries(amla), lemons,
grapes, papaya, guava, etc.
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It is important to wash thoroughly all the
fruits and vegetables if you are going to consume it raw. It is preferred to
wash them in warm water with turmeric or rock salt.
·
If eating non vegetarian food then make sure it
is cooked thoroughly.
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Always eat fresh or steaming hot items instead
of cold or frozen food.
·
Basic health routine like aerobic exercises and
yoga should be done to improve the lung capacity. Morning walks from 9am to
11am is very useful to get proper vitamin D.
·
You can take bath the neem infused water or rock
salt infused water.
·
You can also use neem infused water to wash
cloths.
Today it is Coronavirus, Tomorrow
it could be anything else. It is not in our hands to control such outbreaks and
get paranoid about it. The best thing we can opt for is to build and strengthen
our immunity system by following a healthy and hygiene lifestyle.
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