This free online course on Coronavirus focuses on the history of this virus, its symptoms, how it spreads and how this virus, which has not yet been identified in humans, can be prevented. Coronaviruses (CoV) are from a large family of diseases that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases, such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). Coronaviruses are Zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted from animals to humans.

This learning will discuss how an outbreak of this virus can cause health problems for infected people, as well as the difficulties it can bring to health facilities and the community where the outbreak occurred. The most common symptoms in those infected are difficulty breathing, fever, cough, and shortness of breath. In more severe cases, contracting this disease can cause chills, inability to breathe properly, kidney failure, and even death.

This learning is a special initiative, based on information from the World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland, and the CDC (Center of Disease Control, USA). This course is part of Alison's new initiative to create a global learning certification system to combat infectious diseases. This learning will be updated monthly. To encourage learning and staying informed about this virus and to understand its risks, Alison has also created a learning course for which a free PDF certificate is provided worldwide to those who complete it. By studying this course, you will know everything that is happening about how you can overcome the fear of coronavirus that could affect you or others. So, what are you waiting for? Start this course today, and within an hour or two you will have the knowledge to help protect yourself, your family and your community from contracting and spreading coronavirus.