COVID-19: Prevent the Spread a Review of www.cdc.gov/coronavirus

Abstract

COVID-19 started out as a novel virus before quickly turning into a global pandemic. It is highly contagious and is mainly spread through air droplets, respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks, and has infected millions of people killing hundreds of thousands. It is important to stop the spread of this virus by practicing social distancing, wearing masks, and routinely participating in handwashing practices. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been a main hub of knowledge for people to look up symptoms and find places that testing is being done. The CDC has compiled information at <www.cdc.gov/coronavirus> to help individuals become informed on how to protect themselves and their family members from spreading or contracting the virus.

Keywords:

• Centers for disease control
• CDC
• COVID-19
• Coronavirus
• handwashing
• pandemic disease
• testing
• wearing masks
• social distancing

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Alexis Hadaway

Alexis Hadaway, BS, MPH Candidate, ([email protected]) is in the Graduate Medical Education Department of Central Michigan University College of Medicine, 1000 Houghton Avenue, Saginaw, MI, 48602.