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Covid-19

Mental Health

Causes

1. The virus developed in animals and human beings contracted through close contact with zoonotic animals.

2. Once it develops in people, it spreads from one person to the next through respiratory droplets, including cough, talk, or sneeze.

3. The virus also spreads through the airborne transmission of small, contagious particles.

1. Inherited characteristics: it is common in people whose blood relatives also have mental illnesses.

2. Ecological exposures before birth, such as exposure to toxins, alcohol, and uterus stressors.

3. Brain Chemistry: It includes a change to nerve systems and receptors' function due to the brain neurotransmitters' injury carrying signals.

Risk factors

Risk factors include coming into close contact with an individual who has the virus, such as living with someone who has the virus. Old age and pregnancy are also risk factors to COVID. The other risk factor is chronic diseases like cancer, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes.

Risk factors predisposing people to mental illness risks are a history of mental disorder in a close relative, stressful life situations, chronic medical condition, brain injury, isolation, childhood history of abuse or abandonment, and previous mental illness

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Signs and Symptoms

Shortness of breath, cough, low-grade fever, tiredness, and chills. Other symptoms are headache, sore throat, loss of smell or taste, and runny nose.

Confusion, feeling sad or down, excessive worries or phobia, mood changes, withdrawal from friends, and eating habits changes. Others are extreme anger and delusions.

Prevention

The best approach to COVID-19 prevention is limiting contact with people showing symptoms. Other measures are physical hygiene, particularly regular handwashing. The last method is physical distancing.

Preventive measures are paying attention to warning signs, getting a routine medical assessment, getting medical help when necessary, and taking care of oneself through healthy eating, adequate sleep, and physical exercise.