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What is Viral Diseases

Chapter 26
Handbook of Research on Representing Health and Medicine in Modern Media
Virus , explained in everyday words, is an extremely tiny particle that causes an infectious disease. It is generally made up of some RNA or DNA coated in protein. It can only multiply in the cell of hosts that are alive. That means, technically, viruses are not themselves living.
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The Role of Social Media in Preventing the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ayse Konac (Healty Science, Turkey) and Yuksel Barut (Healty Science, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 10
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6825-5.ch026
Abstract
This chapter reviews the role of media in preventing the spread of COVID-19, summarizing a selection of key ideas and examples on previous scientific studies. As a result, the role of media is crucial in the prevention of the COVID-19 spread today. It is very important for it to reflect actual, honest facts, informing the public with accuracy and objectivity and without causing any distress whilst in cooperation with the global health institutions. It is obvious that all forms of media play a very important role by raising public awareness about the importance of wearing masks, maintaining social distance, taking care of hand and body hygiene.
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