The must-have guide for anticipating, preparing, and protecting yourself from a potential coronavirus outbreak with 101 science-based tips.
The Coronavirus Prevention Handbook is a comprehensive guide, written by Wang Zhou and a panel of experts at the center of the coronavirus pneumonic epidemic (COVID-19). With graphic illustrations and plain language, this book is an introduction to COVID-19 that anyone can understand and use to safeguard themselves against the pandemic.
As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, preventative measures such as controlling the source of infection, early detection of patients, and cutting off transmission become more imperative. With 101 tips for individuals to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the information in this handbook could be lifesaving. The prevention tips included in the handbook feature:
Precautions for individuals and public places
Strategies for detection and treatment of the disease
An overview of the coronavirus and how it’s spread
Basics about contagious diseases
With the number of reported cases of COVID-19 growing daily, the information in this book could save your life!
Author(s): Wang Zhou, Nanshan Zhong, Qiang Wang, Ke Hu, Zaiqi Zhang
Publisher: Skyhorse
Year: 2020
Language: English
Tags: Coronavirus Prevention; COVID-19
Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Words from the Translators
Contents
Editorial Board
Introduction to Editors-in-Chief
Foreword
Preface
I. Overview of Coronaviruses
1. What are viruses associated with respiratory infections?
2. What are the common viruses associated with respiratory infections?
3. What are coronaviruses?
4. What are the shape and structure of coronaviruses?
5. How are coronaviruses classified?
6. Which wild animals carry coronaviruses?
7. How do coronaviruses transmit from animals to humans?
8. How resilient are coronaviruses in different environments?
9. How virulent is the 2019-nCoV?
10. Can humans develop immunity to 2019-nCoV?
11. What is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)?
12. What is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)?
13. What is novel coronavirus? Why has it become epidemic?
II. Transmission of 2019-nCoV
14. What is community-acquired pneumonia?
15. What are the diagnostic criteria for community-acquired pneumonia?
16. Which pathogens cause community-acquired pneumonia?
17. How is community-acquired pneumonia transmitted?
18. What are the risk factors for transmission of community-acquired pneumonia?
19. How to prevent community-acquired pneumonia?
20. Who are susceptible to 2019-nCoV?
21. What are the epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19?
22. What are the routes of transmission of 2019-nCoV?
23. What is droplet transmission?
24. What is airborne transmission?
25. What is contact transmission?
26. What is a close contact?
27. Why should close contacts be put under isolated medical observation for 14 days?
III. Detection, Diagnosis and Treatment
28. What are the clinical manifestations of COVID-19?
29. Do you know something on laboratory testing for COVID-19?
30. What are the characteristics of COVID-19 chest films?
31. How to identify COVID-19 cases clinically?
32. How to confirm COVID-19 cases?
33. How to diagnose severe COVID-19 cases?
34. What is the difference between COVID-19 and other pneumonia?
35. What should close contacts do with notice from Center of Disease Control
36. What should I do if I am possibly infected with COVID-19?
37. How to choose a medical institution for treatment?
38. What should be done if a patient requires transportation?
39. Are there any drugs or vaccines against COVID-19?
40. How to treat COVID-19?
41. What are the clinical criteria for quarantine release and discharge?
IV. Personal Precautions
42. How to prevent respiratory infections in spring and winter?
43. Why does flu caused by viruses become pandemic?
44. How to keep yourself away from the novel coronavirus?
45. Can a mask block such small coronaviruses?
46. What are the features of masks for different purposes?
47. Any difference between KN95 respirator and N95 respirator?
48. How to choose a mask?
49. How to put on, use and take off a mask?
50. How often should a mask be replaced? Can N95 respirators be extendedly used or reused?
51. How to keep my glasses from fogging up with a mask on?
52. How should special populations choose a mask?
53. Why is handwashing important in preventing respiratory diseases?
54. How to wash hands correctly?
55. What are the key moments for hand hygiene in daily life?
56. How to clean hands if clean water is not available?
57. Does handwashing with soap and clean water work against coronaviruses?
58. Can 75% alcohol reduce risk of 2019-nCoV infection?
59. How to take care of the COVID-19 patient at home?
60. Is it necessary for suspected cases with mild symptoms to be quarantined at home?
61. How to home quarantine for suspected infections?
62. What should I do amid a close contact with a COVID-19 patient?
63. How to control hospital infection?
64. Why do the medical staff of fever clinic wear protective clothing in consultations?
65. What personal protective equipment is required for healthcare institutions?
66. What lifestyle is recommended amid the outbreak of COVID-19?
67. How to exercise amid outbreak of COVID-19?
68. How do smoking and drinking affect your immune system?
69. How to prevent the infection by the novel coronavirus at home?
70. How to ventilate my rooms?
71. How to prevent the infection by 2019-nCoV during travel?
72. Which commonly-used Chinese herbs can prevent COVID-19?
73. How to get mentally prepared during the outbreak of COVID-19?
V. Precautions in Public Places
74. How to prevent infection by 2019-nCoV at farmer’s markets?
75. How to prevent infection by 2019-nCoV in cinemas and theaters?
76. How to prevent infection by 2019-nCoV when traveling by public transportation?
77. How to prevent infection by 2019-nCoV in the workplace?
78. How to prevent infection by 2019-nCoV in elevators?
79. How to prevent infection by 2019-nCoV at wet markets?
80. How to prevent infection by 2019-nCoV in hospitals?
81. How to prevent infection by 2019-nCoV in colleges and universities?
82. How to prevent infection by 2019-nCoV in primary and secondary schools as well as nurseries?
83. How can students avoid infection by 2019-nCoV at learning places?
84. How can students avoid infection by 2019-nCoV in their living space?
85. How to prevent infection by 2019-nCoV in elder-care settings?
86. How to prevent infection by 2019-nCoV in canteens?
VI. Basics of Contagious Diseases
87. What are notifiable and quarantinable contagious diseases?
88. Why has the COVID-19 been classified as a Class B contagious disease while Class A control measures have been taken?
89. What is a “super-spreader”?
90. What is the asymptomatic infection?
91. What is quarantine for medical observation?
92. How to transport critically ill patients with infections?
Appendix
Postscript
Coronavirus Information from the CDC
