To my friend Joao.
Trying to help... very simple language
Hello, Joao,
I told you that wearing gloves and a mask to go out and do something outside the house is essential, the carpet in the entrance of the house must have some disinfectant so that we can clean the shoes.
When we enter the house, coming from the street, we must change our clothes, leave the clothes separated from the areas where we will eat and sleep.
Washing your head is a great help after washing your hands. Hair and face are places where viruses can end up arriving safely.
Taking a bath does not hurt anyone.
The BIG TIP goes here...
Keep the humidity in your house high.
Drink a little water every hour and keep your respiratory system moist.
Before bedtime use "mouthwash products" or other prophylactics for yawning in your mouth and throat, especially if you tend to breathe through your mouth. Killing any foci that can cause infection in the mouth and throat is an ally in fighting attacks on the respiratory system.
The house should always have constant ventilation, open the windows a few inches apart so that air can flow.
The room in which you sleep should be ventilated during the period in which you sleep. A few centimetres between an open window and the door so that there is a flow of air. (More oxygen)
Super-closed or unventilated houses and rooms decrease oxygen during sleep periods.
The lack of oxygen volume in the rooms causes us to open our mouths to breathe and fall asleep breathing through our mouths. This dries out the airways or the organs through which air passes so that we can breathe.
When this happens, the mucous membrane that protects the lungs dries out so that we can fight off the pathogens that can infect the lungs.
The average person who is moderately active during the day breathes about 20,000 litres of air every 24 hours. Inevitably, this air (which would weigh more than 20 kilos) contains potentially harmful particles and gases. Particles, such as dust and soot, mould, fungi, bacteria and viruses are deposited in the airways and on alveolar surfaces. Fortunately, the respiratory system has defence mechanisms to clean and protect itself. Only extremely small particles less than 3 to 5 microns in diameter penetrate the deep lung.
Eyelashes, tiny muscular projections, like the hairs in the cells lining the airways, are one of the defence mechanisms of the respiratory system. The eyelashes propel a liquid layer of mucus that covers the airways.
The mucus layer traps pathogens (potentially infectious microorganisms) and other particles, preventing them from reaching the lungs.
Cilia beat more than 1,000 times per minute, moving the mucus lining the windpipe upwards at 0.5 to 1 centimetre per minute. Pathogens and particles trapped in the mucous layer cough or move into the mouth and are swallowed.
Alveolar macrophages, a type of white blood cell on the surface of the alveoli, are another defence mechanism for the lungs. Due to gas exchange requirements, the alveoli are not protected by mucus and the cilia-mucus is very thick and would slow down the movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Instead, alveolar macrophages seek out the deposited particles, bind to them, ingest them, kill those that are alive and digest them. When the lungs are exposed to serious threats, more white blood cells, especially neutrophils (neutrophils are a type of white blood cell and help the body fight infection), can be recruited into the circulation to help ingest and kill pathogens. For example, when a person breathes in too much dust or fights a respiratory infection, more macrophages are produced, and neutrophils are recruited.
Since it's war, let's go to war...
Stay healthy.
Paul
