SAFETY TIPS - CORONAVIRUS
Viruses are germs that can make people and animals sick. Viruses cause colds , chickenpox , flu , hand, foot, and mouth disease , and many other diseases. Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that can infect the respiratory tract and cause symptoms like a runny nose, cough, sore throat, and fever. Seven coronaviruses can infect humans, including the viruses that cause Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Other coronaviruses can infect animals like cats, dogs, monkeys, and rodents. At the end of 2019, a new type of coronavirus called COVID-19 began to make people sick in China. It causes fever, cough, and trouble breathing. It can be more serious in some people, especially if they were already sick. Doctors believe that coronaviruses spread from person to person through the air by sneezing or coughing, or by close contact, such as shaking hands. Coronavirus infections are mo...