RICK:..WE WANT TO HELP MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE THE BEST MEDICAL
INFORMATION AVAILABLE AND
WE'RE TAKING YOUR QUESTIONS
STRAIGHT TO THE DOCTORS OF OUR
COMMUNITY PARTNER, METRO
HEALTH.WOOD TV COMMUNITY
STRATEGY MANAGER MICHELE
DESELMS JOINING US ONCE AGAIN,
AS SHE HAS ALL WEEK, TO GET
THOSE ANSWERS-- HELLO MICHELE.
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MICHELE.AS THE QUESTIONS
CONTINUE TO COME IN, WE WILL
DO OUR BEST TO GET THE ANSWERS
FOR YOU.
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CHIEF NURSING OFFICER STEVE
POLEGA FROM METRO HOSPITAL IS
HERE TONIGHT..WE CAN'T THANK
YOU ENOUGH FOR TAKING TIME OUT
TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONSFIRST
OFF-- HOW ARE AND YOUR CO-
WORKERS HOLDING UP?
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THIS FIRST QUESTION IS FROM
JANE:IF SOMEONE HAS HAD A CASE
OF COVID-19 THEN RECOVERS, HOW
LONG ARE THEY INFECTIOUS?CAN
THEY STILL INFECT OTHERS AFTER
THEY GET BETTER?(UNLESS YOU
ARE GETTING A TEST THAT
CONFIRMS YOU ARE VIRUS-FREE,
THE CDC RECOMMENDS D NO FEVER
FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS2. ALL
OTHER SYMPTOMS, SUCH AS COUGH
OR SHORTNESS OF BREATH, MUST
BE IMPROVED. IT SHOULD BE AT
LEAST 7 DAYS SINCE YOUR
SYMPTOMS FIRST APPEARED.
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JOEL WANTS TO KNOW-IF YOU WERE
TO GET COVID-19 AND FULLY
RECOVER, ARE THEY ANY LONG
TERM EFFECTS?(MOST INDICATIONS
ARE THAT A FULL RECOVERY IS
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LIKELY. HOWEVER, THIS IS A
BRAND-NEW DISEASE AND WE LEARN
MORE ABOUT IT DAILY. )
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THIS NEXT QUESTION IS FROM
NATALIE WHO WANTS TO KNOW
ABOUT BEING RE-INFECTED ONCE
YOU'RE WELL AGAIN.SHE SAYS
'I'M WONDERING IF MY HOUSEHOLD
DOES BECOME ILL, ARE WE AT
RISK OF JUST HANDING IT BACK
AND FORTH TO EACH OTHER?ONCE
YOU HAVE COVID-19, YOUR
HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEM SHOULD
DEVELOP ANTIBODIES THAT WOULD
RECOGNIZE AND FIGHT THE VIRUS
IF YOU ARE EXPOSED AGAIN.á ASK
ABOUT ISOLATING SICK PERSON
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PERSONISOLATING SICK PERSON
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WE KEEP HEARING ABOUT PRE-
EXISTING CONDITIONS, AND
HEATHER WANTS TO KNOW 'WHAT
TYPE ARE MOST áSUSCEPTIBLE TO
COVID-19 COMPLICATIONS?(PEOPLE
AGE 65 OR OLDERPEOPLE WITH
HEART DISEASE, DIABETES OR
LUNG DISEASEPEOPLE WITH
ASTHMAPEOPLE WITH IMMUNE
SYSTEM DEFICIENCIES, SUCH AS
HIV PREGNANT WOMEN)
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FORTUNATELY, MANY PEOPLE
EXPERIENCE JUST MINOR SYMPTOMS.
PAT IS WONDERING IF SOMEBODY
HAS MILD SYMPTOMS, WHAT THE
RECOMMEND TREATMENT WOULD BE.
(STAY HOME DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS, MONITOR YOUR
TEMPERATURE, GET REST STAY IN
TOUCH WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER.)
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DAN SAYS:"I HAVE SELF ISOLATED
AT HOME THIS WEEK WITH NO
CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS. WHAT
SHOULD I BE DOING TO KEEP
MYSELF HEALTHY AT HOME?ALL
USUAL ADVICE APPLIES HERE,
INCLUDING EATING A HEALTHY
DIET, DRINKING PLENTY OF
FLUIDS, GETTING A GOOD
NIGHTa
MENTAL HEALTHá
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FROM MELINDA:WE PLANNED TO
DRIVE TO TEXAS FOR SPRING
BREAK AND STY IN A HOUSE WITH
ANOTHER FAMILY. SHOULD WE
CANCEL?(THE CDC DOES NOT ISSUE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TRAVEL
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. SO
YOU ARE GOING TO EXERCISE
COMMON SENSE.)
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AND FINALLY FROM KASEY:I'M
REALLY DESPERATE TO SEE THE
CURVE FLATTENED, BUT IS THERE
REALLY ANY HOPE THAT THIS WILL
WORK IN 3 OR 4 WEEKS?(WE HAVE
NEVER SEEN A VIRUS LIKE THIS
IN OUR LIFETIMES. WE ALSO HAVE
NEVER SEEN SUCH A MOBILIZATION
OF EXPERTISE AND TEAMWORK TO
TAKE THIS ON. TRY TO BE OF
GOOD COURAGE, HELP ANYONE WHO
IS STRUGGLING TO FIND COURAGE,
AND WORK TOGETHER TO GET
THROUGH THIS.)
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THANKS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT,
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AND ALL THIS WEEK
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MICHELE:..WE DO HAV E A LIST
OF FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
ON OUR WEBSITE.AND KEEP
SUBMITTING YOUR QUESTIONS TO
US.YOU CAN EMAIL US AT
COMMUNITY AT WOODTV.COM.... OR
POST ON THE WOOD TV FACEBOOK
PAGE.THE EXPERTS FROM METRO
HOSPITAL WILL JOIN US LIVE
EVERY DAY AT 5:30 TO ANSWER