Abstract
Objective: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first reported in Wuhan China in December 2019 and has immediately spread to essentially almost every area of the world. The infection is caused by a serious kind of acute respiratory condition known as coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2).Aim: The investigation was carried out to determine the knowledge, awareness, and relationship between Coronavirus and different age groups among Nigerians.Materials and Methods: The study recruited nine hundred and ninetyeight (998) participants who were of Nigerian origin and, aged 20 years or more who understood the substance of the banner who looked at its evaluation. A two-page enlistment flag was posted/reposted to groups in Whatsapp, Twitter and, Facebook. This banner contained a short presentation on the establishment, objective, reasoning, purposeful nature of help, attestations of mystery, and security similarly as the association of the practical reaction code of the online survey.Result and Discussion: The outcomes indicated that the majority of the respondents had sound information on COVID-19, 911(91.3%), in this manner knowing it to be a viral contamination. It was additionally observed that a large portion of the respondents, 850 (85.2%) concurred coming up next are manners by which one could get tainted with COVID-19; these among others include; shaking of hands with infected people, contacting objects contacted by infected people and sneezing or coughing by infected people. The outcome further portrays a huge relationship that existed between the members’ age and questions raised on COVID-19 (p<0.001).Conclusion: It is along these lines that it is suggested that all partners ought to heighten their exertion in sharpening the overall population just as network base refinement program be done in other for the residents to comprehend and follow every single prudent step to curb COVID-19 in Nigeria.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 05 No. 03 July’21 Page: 292-296
Highlights
In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory contaminations extending from the ordinary infection to progressively genuine infirmities, for instance, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.[1]
It is seen that most of the respondents, 850 (85.2%) agreed the following are ways in which one could get infected with COVID-19; these include; shaking of hands with infected persons, touching objects touched by infected persons and sneezing or coughing by infected persons
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been portrayed as a disease brought about by another and extreme kind of Coronavirus known as serious acute respiratory condition coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2).[7]
Summary
Several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory contaminations extending from the ordinary infection to progressively genuine infirmities, for instance, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.[1]. Coronavirus is a regular human pathogens, causing all around delicate exceptional respiratory illnesses termed as the standard cold 2 which was later distinguished in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. Some exceptional measures were received to control the COVID-19 transmission in Hubei and different territories of China, including the suspension of open transportation, the closing of public spaces, close administration of networks, and separation and care for tainted individuals and suspected cases.[3]. Of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, Delta State University, Abraka, 2. Of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Delta State University, Abraka, There are 4,966,114 confirmed cases, 1,949,098 recoveries from the illness, and 323,635 deaths worldwide as of May 19, 2020.5 On February 27, 2020, an Italian citizen became the index case for COVID-19 in Nigeria and as of May 19, 2020, there were 6175 laboratory-confirmed instances of COVID-19 in Nigeria with 1644 recoveries and 191 deaths. Occupants of other affected states in the country were qualified for this study on the off chance that they were eager to take part
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