COVID-19 Updated Preventive Measures
Channel: Tech Zone Africa
Date: 2020-04-06

TRANSMISSION OF CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019.
The major know means through which the virus spreads is through droplets and contacts is the main routes, but there is a risk of fecal-oral transmission (feces), Aerosol transmission (via Air), mother to child transmission and other routes are not confirmed yet. The distribution of COVID-19 is via any of the following channels but not limited to:
(1) Respiratory Droplets Transmission: This is the main mode of direct contact transmission. COVID-19 is transmitted through the droplets produced when those infected with the disease coughs, sneezes or talks, and disposed persons may get infested after inhalation of the condensations.
(2) Secondary Contact Transmission: The virus can be spread through ancillary contacts with a diseased person. The droplets containing the virus are deposited on the surface of the object, which may be touched by the hand. The virus from the contaminated hand may get passed to the mucosa (or mucosae) of oral cavity, nose and eyes of the person and lead to contagion.

(3) Fecal-Oral Transmission: The live Novel Coronavirus has been discovered from feces of inveterate patients, signifying the prospect of fecal-oral transmission.

(4) Air Transmission: When the droplets are suspended in the air and lose water, pathogens left behind to form the core of the droplets (i.e. aerosols). Aerosols can fly to a distance of about 5 meters, causing long-distance transmission. However, it is not yet proven that it is Airborne Disease yet.

(5) Mother to Child Transmission: The Novel Coronavirus may cause neonatal infection through mother to child transmission. After 30 hours of birth via a COVID-19 mother, a child was confirmed to have positive throat swabs.