SARS-CoV-2: Transmission and Prevention

The pandemic “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)” is an urgent and very significant public health problem caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). On January 30th, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 as an international alarming emergency, and in March 2020 began to characterize it as a global epidemic (i.e. pandemic) to highlight the seriousness
of the situation and encourage everyone to take action. SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted by both direct contact (droplets and person-to person)
and indirect contact (through contaminated objects and air). Transmission through droplets occurs by direct inhalation of the droplets scattered from the respiratory tract of the sick person; while transmission by contact occurs by touching the mouth, nose, and eyes with hands which had been contaminated with the virus after contact with the surfaces that are contaminated by droplets. It is very important to be protected from this infection, which has no proven effective treatment or vaccine, to obtain correct information and to avoid false information in preventing the disease and combating the pandemic.

SARS-CoV-2: Bulaþma ve Korunma

Pandemiye yol açan “Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19)”, “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)”nin etken olduðu, acil ve çok önemli bir halk saðlýðý sorunudur. 30 Ocak 2020 tarihinde Dünya Saðlýk Örgütü, COVID-19’un uluslararasý endiþe verici bir acil durum olduðunu ilan etmiþ ve Mart 2020 tarihinde durumun ciddiyetini vurgulamak ve herkesi önlem almaya teþvik etmek için bir küresel salgýn olarak nitelendirmeye baþlamýþtýr. SARS-CoV-2 hem direkt temasla (damlacýk ve insandan insana) hem de dolaylý temasla (kontamine nesneler ve hava yoluyla) bulaþabilir. Damlacýk yoluyla bulaþma, hasta kiþinin solunum yollarýndan saçýlan damlacýklarýn direkt solunmasýyla; temas yoluyla bulaþma ise, damlacýklarýn bulaþtýðý yüzeylerle temas sonrasý virüsle kontamine ellerle aðýz, burun ve gözlere dokunmayla gerçekleþir. Henüz etkinliði kanýtlanmýþ kesin bir tedavisi ve aþýsý olmayan bu enfeksiyondan korunmak, hastalýktan korunmada ve salgýnla mücadelede doðru bilgilere ulaþmak ve yanlýþ bilgiden uzak durmak çok önemlidir.