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Leone: If we get a news of any new disease, there are many instant doctors in social media who will come up with their ideas. Among them one viral hack is, if we drink hot water once in 20 minutes corona virus in the throat will die and go to stomach. Is this true? Dr. Jaya: If at all this SARS Covi 2 will die by drinking hot water why scientist will do research for so many medicines. We can simply boil the water and drink water and there will not be any pandemic. So everyone should know that this virus will not die by drinking hot water. Some people talk about taking steam inhalation. They say if we take steam virus in the nasal will die. Even we dont know the authenticity of this. Until we do a research on it we can tell whether its true or not. But somehow what we have in our hand is social distancing, face mask, hand washing. So dont believe such rumours. Leone: We would like to thank Dr. Jayalakshmi on behalf of gram vaani's all cell phone radios for giving information, awareness, myths and realities of corona virus. Thank you Doctor. Dr. Jaya: Thanks to all gram vaani listeners. Leone: Listeners, if you have any doubts or need any advice from Dr. Jayalakshmi then press 3 and record in our cell phone radio. We will get the answers from doctor.
Leone: Doctor, by drinking alcohol whether the virus will be killed? Dr. Jaya: I must tell a story in this situation. A doctor went to village to create the awareness. Maximum villagers were alcohol addicts. So farmers used to get drunk and hit their wives and illtreat their children. And used to spend the saved money. Since the situation was worst, the Doctor started the awareness. Everyone were sitting and he wanted to say that this habit is life-threatening, so he poured alcohol in a glass cup and asked what is this? People answered that its alcohol. In that he dropped an earth worm. Immediately that worm struggled to death. Immediately everyone stood up. for that the Doctor asked where are you all going? they said we are going to buy alcohol. You said that if we drink alcohol the worms in our stomach will die. So we are going there. So I must say this is a wrong message. This alcohol will affect our liver, mental health and also affects our well being and our family. Its completely a lie that by drinking this it will kill virus like medicine. Leone: Overall drinking alcohol will affect our liver, mental health and also affects our well being and our family not the virus. Dr. Jaya: Of course yes. Leone: Starting from kids to elders, educated and uneducated people more than virus they are scared whether they will get infected with this virus and die because of it and what their families will do if it happens. What is your positive message for them to motivate them and give them hope. Leone: Starting from kids to elders, educated and uneducated people more than virus they are scared whether they will get infected with this virus and die because of it and what their families will do if it happens. What is your positive message for them to motivate them and give them hope. Dr. Jaya: There is no need to get scared of Corona virus unnecessarily. There is no need to get scared if you are wearing mask, maintaining social distance, washing hands and took 2 doses of vaccination. Also understand one thing that there are 2to5% in hundred people are only are getting severely affected and they are pushed for intense treatment. Among them only few are dying. So the number of people undergoing hospitalization is very less. For more than 95% people there is no need of going to hospital. They can take home care by isolating at home and supply healthy food, hot drinking water, paracetamol is more than enough. And there is no need of any other medication and actually there is no other medicine for this. Only 3% of people are pushed to severity and intense treatment and among them 1-2% people may die. So 98% people will not face any issue. But we will be able to pass the infection to other people. So not wearing mask, going for work, talking with others, going to market, coughing on others, all these causes risk to our community because of us. You will be able to find whether you have this virus or not by taking test. Sometimes even if people are tested positive they will not have any symptoms. They will be perfectly fine. They are called as Asymptomatic. That is actually very risky. They can spread the virus to others. Because they roam outside. So if anyone in your family is infected you better go and test yourself. Neighbors and colleagues should also go and test themselves. Whatever may be the result whether its positive or negative please do maintain social distancing, wearing mask, washing hands and taking vaccination should be done. Only then we can fight this virus.
Leone: Even after taking vaccination if we are getting corona infection, what are the precautionary steps we should take? Dr. Jaya: What everyone says is take 2 dose of vaccination and even after taking 2 doses of vaccination wash your hands, maintain social distancing, wearing mask is must. Only then we can break the chain of corona infection spread. Only then we can defeat this virus. So prevention is better the cure is the best thing we should remember. Leone: Thank you Doctor for giving information about corona infection and vaccination. We still do have some doubt. My 1st question is can people with diabetics and high blood pressure take this vaccination? Dr. Jaya: Covid infection is severity is seen among people with high blood pressure, Diabetes, heart patients, old people, obese people. So people with all these disease should take this vaccination on priority basis. Even cancer patients should be under treatment even such people can take this vaccine. Leone: If a person's sugar level is more than 200-250 and if he takes vaccination will he face any side effect or can he go ahead with the vaccination? Dr. Jaya: Surely they can take vaccine. Leone: Those who have block in heart and those who have taken treatment for heart block can they take vaccine? Dr. Jaya: Heart patients, people with blood pressure, diabetics, cancer even people with HIV, if they are taking antiretroviral treatment they can take vaccination. If you are really weak and with high BP consult your doctor and then take vaccine. Leone: Okay Doctor, you are saying we must wear mask. But if we are wearing mask for so many hours there are rumors in social media that we will get respiratory issues. Is it true? Dr. Jaya: By wearing mask your life is getting saved from SARS Covi 2. Not only that it safeguards you from Respiratory germs. So face mask is must. For example if a person has cold and he sneezes even that virus will not enter you because of the mask. So by wearing mask it gives your protection from Respiratory germs, normal cold virus. If you wear this mask for a whole year also this will not cause any adverse effect. You can wear it for hours. But if you are feeling irritated or feeling a bad odor you can change it and wear a fresh one. No problems will be caused because of this. If anyone is facing itching on skin, just see the fabric of your face mask. Nylon, Polyester, or material with dye will cause some issue to your skin. Other than that if you are using a normal cottona mask with triple layer of cotton material you will not face any issue. You can wash it and use it. Have 4-5 in your pocket if you are going out for long time. If he mask is becoming wet or dirty you can change it. Leone: Govt has banned the opening of school, theater, malls where more number of people are are gathering. But the same Govt has opened TASMAC shops and allowing for the gathering of people. So people started believing that by drinking alcohol it kills the virus in throat. So Govt is allowing it. Will corona virus die by drinking alcohol?