A fundamental principle applicable to all fields is the following. If you are looking for information of any kind, you must listen to official and certified sources. True or false? True. Especially when it comes to public health and the recent Covid 19 epidemic. Precisely for this reason we have made a valuable overview of the main buffaloes or fake news if you prefer that they are literally creating panic among the Italians. Above all due to their virality on the world of the web and social networks such as whatsapp.
True or false? Don't mess with your health
Fake news is especially dangerous if it concerns health. Here are some examples shown on the official website of the Ministry of Health. Can you protect yourself from the coronavirus by gargling with bleach, taking acetic acid or steroids, and using essential oils and salt water? False. None of these practices protect against coronavirus, and some of them are dangerous to health. Aren't children at risk of being infected with the coronavirus? False. Children are not immune to coronavirus infection. They too can become infected and develop the disease. Do you always have to wash your clothes and hair when you return home? False. With respect for the distance of at least one meter from other people it is implausible that our clothes, or ourselves, can be contaminated by viruses in a significant quantity. However, when you return home it is advisable to store the jacket correctly without, for example, placing them on the sofa.
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Does cutting your beard avoid contagion? False. The hoax arises from a misinterpretation of a CDC infographic dedicated to occupational safety. Does the coronavirus make you sterile? False. There is no scientific evidence that coronavirus infection causes female or male infertility. If you are infected, do you always notice it? False. Covid-19 disease can give rise to symptoms similar to that of other respiratory diseases such as the flu and the common cold, with dry cough, fever, fatigue.
In other cases it manifests itself with different symptoms, diarrhea, conjunctival hyperemia, sore throat, muscle aches, runny nose. Up to breathing difficulties and pneumonia. Is there a correlation between the coronavirus epidemic and the 5G network? False. There is no scientific evidence that indicates a correlation between the coronavirus epidemic and the 5G network. To date, no adverse health effects have been causally linked to exposure to wireless technologies.
True or false? Other fake news
Is the new coronavirus a strain of influenza virus that has mutated? False. Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that can infect humans and transmit various diseases. The Sars-CoV-2 virus, which causes the disease called Covid-19, shows some similarities to other viruses, four of which can cause normal colds. Observed under the microscope, the five viruses show a similar conformation, which uses spiked proteins to infect human cells. Are non-EU citizens immune to the epidemic thanks to the tuberculosis vaccine? False. The tuberculosis vaccine has nothing to do with the coronavirus: TB is due to a bacterium and not a virus. Remember that diseases can make anyone sick regardless of their ethnicity.
True False? The world of pets
In these excited days, several fake news have been shot, not least the need to wash dogs' paws with the use of bleach. These are news that can be extremely harmful to our four-legged friends and for this reason the National Animal Protection Authority has decided to repeat once again the harmful behaviors to be wary, dismantling the most common hoaxes that are running on animals in these days.
Are pets contagious? False! We repeat loudly what the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health have already reiterated in various official communications. Pets do not transmit COVID-19 and are not receptive. Is there a boom in dropouts? False. Fortunately, there is no dropout boom. The problem is adoptions, which are a bit slow, due to people's movement difficulties.
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Do we have to bathe pets often? False. Washing removes the dog's sebum, a very important defense layer that prevents rashes and redness. Bathing should be done about four times a year. Should we clean the paws after the walk? True. Even if there are conflicting opinions on the subject, it can be a good habit. Can we get the dog out whenever we want? False.
Each dog has different abilities and characteristics so in this case the advice is not to change the dog's habits before quarantine. Is walking the dog from the balcony a good idea? False. Several videos were shot of people who, in order not to leave the house, are lowering the dog from the balcony. This is absolutely unacceptable behavior! And whoever decides to do something so senseless can face a complaint!
True or false? The speech of the president of the Enpa
Carla Rocchi, national president of ENPA: “Fake news has now become a daily enemy to fight and, when they have animals as their object, they can even prove to be lethal. For this reason, like Enpa, we never tire of repeating which are the harmful behaviors to avoid. Our animals are an incredible resource, now more than ever, we must take care of them with love and awareness ”.
True or false? The hoaxes that surf the web and social networks
A brief overview of the most viral fake news from the web. Putin to enforce the quarantine in Russia has 500 lions unleashed through the streets of the main cities. A new study shows that vitamin D reduces contagion. The false decree of the President of the Council for reductions in public salaries for high offices. Putin's hoax and the two options for Russians: either 15 days at home or 5 years in jail. The hoax of the patient who in Italy do not want to treat because they are black.
The fake screenshot of the Repubblica article and the closure of schools until May 2nd. 20 American soldiers are landing during the coronavirus epidemic. Invasion? Vitamin C as a winning therapy for patients in Milanese hospitals? The false INPS circular and pensions at 50% in April due to the coronavirus. The conspiracy and the pseudomedical lemon hoax against the coronavirus spread by the Viralmagazine.it site.
Still from the web
According to Il Giornale, there is a secret document to decide who to save. Hundreds of quarantined migrants landed with monkeypox. The video of the Chinese eating a dead and raw mouse in front of the camera. A doctor confesses that the government prevents migrants from swabbing NGOs. A Filipino was attacked by an Italian at Lidl because he was mistaken for Chinese. A Chinese document proves the origin of the coronavirus in a Wuhan laboratory. The fake video of American doctors praying before going to China. The Simpsons predicted the Coronavirus. Bill and Melinda Gates want to reduce the population through the new coronavirus.
