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Patient Education

Patient education can be defined as the process of influencing patient behavior and producing the changes in knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to maintain or improve health. The Latin origin of the word doctor“docere,” means “to teach,” and the education of patients and their families, as well as communities, is the responsibility of all physicians. Family physicians are uniquely suited to take a leadership role in patient education. Family physicians build long-term, trusting relationships with patients, providing opportunities to encourage and reinforce changes in health behavior. Patient education is, therefore, an essential component of residency training for family physicians.   Patient education is critically important because it is clear that the leading causes of death in the United States (i.e., heart disease, cancer, stroke, lung disease, and injuries) are closely associated with unhealthy lifestyles. There is also strong evidence to suggest that counseling and patie

The Corona Epidemic Is Rapidly Declining In Seven Countries

The Corona Epidemic Is Rapidly Declining In Seven Countries: Coronavirus has already killed about two and a half million people worldwide. However, in countries where the epidemic has been rampant for so long, the situation seems to be slowly coming under control. But infections and deaths are rising rapidly in a few other countries. Some of these countries are again quite populous. Brazil is now at the top of the seven countries where deaths and infections are rising rapidly. The situation is similar in Mexico, Ecuador, and Peru. In addition, the situation is rapidly deteriorating in Canada, Russia, and India. WorldMeters.info is publishing all-time information about the coronavirus epidemic . According to this website, the number of corona infected patients around the world was around 35 lakh 40 thousand till 12 midnight Bangladesh time on Sunday. Death touches two and a half lakhs. About 11 lakh have recovered. After China, the epidemics became more severe

Confirm How Long Coronavirus Lives On Surfaces

Researchers from the United States determined that it can stay up to three days on plastic and stainless steel. The importance of disinfection. Disinfecting surfaces is another important strategy to curb the coronavirus and a new study will confirm this. Research by the National Institutes of Health and several American universities such as the University of California Los Angeles and Princeton University evaluated how long the virus survives in different materials. Coronavirus The researchers found that the virus can live for two to three days on plastic and stainless steel surfaces. In others, such as cardboard, up to 24 hours. In copper, less: four. And it was also detectable in aerosols in up to three hours. These results provide key information about the stability of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus , which causes COVID-19 , and also how people can get it from the air and from touching contaminated objects. And it also allowed scientists to compare this coronavir