Instructions: 

1. Watch the video and take notes.
2. Answer the following questions and post your answers.
3. Respond to at least one other student’s post for full credit. You will not see other student’s posts until after you post your own response. Once you post a response, other student’s responses will appear.

This discussion assignment is graded, so be sure to respond in a timely manner.

Links:

            https://youtu.be/oqFn6AHoJZQ

            https://youtu.be/aNUPVdJHeAQ

Research

Click Here to Research COVID-19 Recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (Links to an external site.)

 Answer the questions and post your answers. Write in complete sentences.

1. What causes COVID-19? Is it a virus, bacterium, protist, fungus, or worm? What is the specific name of the infectious agent that causes this disease?
2. What is the Delta Variant, and why is it more dangerous?
3. What are the signs and symptoms of this disease?
4. What two tests are available for this disease, and how are they different?
5. List the CDC’s recommendations on how to prevent getting and spreading this disease.
6. Who has the highest risk of complications and death from this disease?
7. How many vaccines are currently approved by the FDA for use, and from which companies?
8. Why is vaccination key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic?
9. What is the COVID-19 booster, and why is it important for people to get?
10. Why are masks recommended or mandated in many areas?
11. What is the treatment for patients entering a hospital with COVID-19?
12. The CDC has recommendations regarding how to cope with stress due to quarantine and COVID-19. What are you doing to cope, and what else would you like to try?

COVID-19 is caused by a virus, specifically by the SARS-Cov-2 virus.