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- What is that self-limiting disease?
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- If COVID-19 is self-limiting disease, why watch out?
The Indonesian Minister of Health, Terawan Agus Putranto, said in early March that COVID-19 was a disease of a nature self-limiting disease. He stated this as soon as Indonesia announced its first COVID-19 case. This case happened to two women from Depok who are now recovering after undergoing intensive care.
According to Terawan's narrative,self-limiting disease is a self-limiting disease. Like other viral diseases, self-limiting disease generally get better if the patient has a good immune system. He also appealed to the public to always maintain health in order to strengthen the immune system.
What is that self-limiting disease?
Before exploring about self-limiting disease, first of all you need to understand first how viruses cause disease. Viruses are infectious agents composed of genetic code chains, both single (RNA) and multiple (DNA) chains.
Viruses cannot reproduce without a host, so they "hijack" living cells and use the contents of these cells to produce new viruses. This process can damage, destroy, or change the body's cells so that you become sick.
Each virus attacks a different cell. There are viruses that attack the blood, liver, brain, or in the case of COVID-19, the respiratory system. If your immune system is strong enough, viral infections don't always cause illness.
However, if your immunity is weak or you are exposed to large amounts of the virus, you have the possibility of catching the disease. You may not immediately experience symptoms when you are infected, but you can infect healthy people now.
COVID-19 Outbreak updates Country: IndonesiaData1,024,298
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DeathDistribution MapAlthough viral illnesses are very common, treatment usually focuses only on relieving symptoms and strengthening the immune system. In time, your immune cells will kill the virus so you can slowly recover.
Most of the diseases caused by viruses are self-limiting disease, or a disease that limits itself. In the realm of biology, self-limiting is the mechanism by which a living thing or its colony restricts its own growth.
Living things and viruses naturally continue to reproduce to preserve their numbers. However, the number of species that are too large in a colony is sometimes detrimental to the species themselves. Mechanism self-limiting useful so that the number of species remains stable so that the colony can survive longer.
In a study in online libraries Utah State University, mentioned that mechanism self-limiting can keep a species rare. That way, this species is superior to other species that are its competitors.
A similar mechanism appears to belong to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. This virus continues to multiply in the human body, but then either slows down or stops at a certain point. It is at this point that the immune system fights it back.
If COVID-19 is self-limiting disease, why watch out?
Self-limiting disease it turns out to be found quite often in life. One example is the cold. This disease can be caused by various viruses, but the most common are rhinovirus, coronavirus, and parainfluenza virus.
Yes, coronavirus can cause flu, in other cases it can also cause pneumonia, but it's a different type from SARS-CoV-2 which is the cause of COVID-19. These two viruses both attack the human respiratory system, it's just that the symptoms and effects are different.
The coronavirus that causes colds triggers symptoms such as sneezing, coughing, and a runny and stuffy nose. Because of its nature which is self-limiting disease, the cold will heal itself after you rest, sleep enough, and eat nutritious foods.
COVID-19 also causes symptoms similar to the common cold, such as dry cough, sneezing and generalized respiratory problems. However, COVID-19 can cause severe, life-threatening pneumonia, especially in vulnerable groups.
COVID-19 is also a new disease for which there is no vaccine or cure. This disease is also contagious quickly and covers a wide area. Even if COVID-19 is self-limiting disease, there is very little we know about this disease.
COVID-19 cases around the world have now reached 246,006 people. A total of 7,388 patients were in critical condition and 10,048 patients were reported to have died. Meanwhile, as many as 88,471 have been declared cured of this disease.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a problem that should not be ignored, and everyone needs to play an active role in making prevention efforts. Right now, the best step you can take is to apply social distancing, or keep a distance from other people.
If forced to leave the house, keep yourself clean by washing your hands regularly using soap and water for 20 seconds. Use a mask when you are sick, and strengthen your immune system by getting enough sleep and eating nutritious foods.
