Important Information

Hello, everybody! Thank you for reading my first blog! Here I will be posting information about COVID-19 to spread awareness of the disease to the general public. Of course, on a more light-hearted note, I will also be posting some ballroom-related happenings.

I found this article, "Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2," from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Science Magazine) and I believe provides great scientific evidence about asymptomatic spread. It's a wonderful opportunity to share important information about this dangerous novel virus. Here's the link if you would like to read the original article:

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/05/27/science.abc6197

My summary of the article:

COVID-19 spreads through microscopic droplets in the air into the respiratory system. These droplets come from not only coughing and sneezing, but also just talking and breathing. Infected people may not show any symptoms of the disease (being seemingly physically well) and will unknowingly infect more people. Airborne viruses can linger in the air and accumulate for hours before being inhaled by an unsuspecting person. People who live in places with higher air pollution levels will be more likely to be infected, because this virus can attach to dust particles and spread further into the environment.

Picture from ScienceMag.org

My two-cents on the article:

This is why I stress the importance of masks. Yes, as a dancer, I understand how difficult it is to practice with a suffocating mask on. I've been there with the sweat pouring down my face during high-intensity exercises. However, this is not an excuse to not wear one during close-contact dancing such as ballroom dancing in a studio with people who do not quarantine with you in the same house. In this case, it simply is better to be safe than sorry, especially with the price of someone's life on the line. I highly recommend any readers to please reference my Suggested Guidelines near the end of the COVID-19 page.

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