10 simple ways to prevent viral diseases including COVID-19, need no money but a change in lifestyle

It is not money which is required to prevent COVID-19, little presence of mind and precautions would work

A viral disease occurs when our body is invaded by virus particles (virions) and enter susceptible cells of our body. They mainly enter our body through mouth, nose, eyes and ears, direct blood contact and in a few cases through Sex. However, in more than 95 % cases, a virus enters our body through nose and mouth. The medium could be air or contaminated food we eat. Here we will not touch upon the prevention of airborne viruses. Spread of virals through contaminated foods or water can be stopped by eating hygienic food and safe water. But to stop the spread of a contagious viral spreading through air is very difficult and has killed several hundred million people in the past.

COVID 19 is highly contagious, yet it is very simple to deal with it. It is probably one of the weakest viruses we know, yet it becomes dangerous because of its highly contagious nature. Here I am dealing with ten ways of dealing with it that hardly requires any investment moneywise.

Here are the top ten ways to save yourself from COVID-19 and other seasonal airborne virals.

1. Wash your hands properly every two hours.
2. Avoid touching your nose, mouth and eyes as this is the only way most viruses enters your body. There could be a few exceptions.
3. Always drink Hot cup of water (not Indian tea, maybe green leaf). You may sometimes add a basil leaf, or other immunity improving herbs)  every 8 hours in winter, every six years during summers and every four hours during rainy seasons (or when the humidity level is above 60 %).
4. Vitamins are essential to fight any viral/bacterial disease, especially Vitamin C, try to take its supplement once or twice a week depending upon your eating pattern.
5. In case contagious viral season is going on always wear a mask in crowded places. And take it off when there is no crowd.
6. Isolate yourself if you are infected with any contagious viral. Avoid going near to children and elderly people.
7. Keep your mind free from all tensions, listen to light pleasing music twice a day.
8. Always do warm-up exercise if possible twice a day.
9. Always try to eat fresh food, means within three hours of cooking in summers and rainy seasons.
10. Prefer green tea over Indian milk tea, avoid packed foods, preservatives in it prolong the digestion process and also make your body acidic.

A little about COVID-19 virus

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. In most cases, people infected with the COVID-19 virus experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment.  Older people and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness.

The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow).

At this time, there are no specific vaccines or treatments for COVID-19. However, there are many ongoing clinical trials evaluating potential treatments. WHO will continue to provide updated information as soon as clinical findings become available.

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