Covid-19 Essay: Medically Constructed And Socially Constructed Parts

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The COVID-19 (also known as the coronavirus – SARS-coV-2) was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. Suspected to originate from a seafood market in Wuhan, the strains causing the virus are believed to occur naturally, without ersatz interference. On the medical level, the coronavirus is believed to increase mortality in people with underlying medical issues such as hypertension, diabetes, and tuberculosis, etcetera. On a social level, the disease is described as a global disaster for its animal-human interrelationship. The COVID-19 is believed to be airborne, hence the usage of facemasks and initiation of the social distancing rule worldwide (Lavell et al.,2020).
The disproportionate rate of infection and mortality is due to unclear testing and publishing of deaths. Moreover, there is a poor prognosis of the disease, with multiple facilities contributing to a higher death toll than others. Frequently, death rates are facilitated by the deficiency...