what causes flu

WHAT CAUSES FLU

Flu or influenza is a viral infection that attacks the nose, throat, and lungs. Flu sufferers will experience fever, headaches, colds, nasal congestion, and cough. 

Many people think the flu is the same as a common cold. Although the symptoms are similar, both conditions are caused by different types of viruses. Flu symptoms are more severe and attack suddenly, whereas the symptoms of a common cold cough tend to be mild and appear gradually. Flu is a disease that is easily transmitted to others, especially in the first 3-4 days after the patient is infected. Even in some cases, people with flu can transmit the disease before symptoms appear.

A person can catch the flu if accidentally inhaling a splash of saliva in the air, which is released by the patient when sneezing or coughing. In addition, touching the mouth or nose after holding an object that is affected by a splash of saliva, can also be a means of transmission of the flu virus.

Symptoms of flu include fever, runny nose, nasal congestion, and headaches. Although it is the same as the symptoms of a common cold cough, flu symptoms are more severe and often strike suddenly.

Immediately see a doctor if the above symptoms do not improve after two weeks, or improve but then worsen. Emergency measures need to be taken if flu symptoms are accompanied by shortness of breath or loss of consciousness.

Why COVID-19 Impacts International Trade

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              Corona virus or Covid-19 is a form of collection of viruses which is capable of carrying out an infection of the entire respiratory system. Then the virus itself will cause mild respiratory infections such as flu. Found in the Wuhan City area, China which is at the end of December 2019. The virus itself will transmit very quickly and will also be able to spread to other regions in China and now in March 2020 it has entered Indonesian territory.

               The corona virus is very bad in many aspects, especially in international trade. The outbreak of the corona virus (Covid-19) since the end of December 2019 has hampered international trade traffic. Imagine, the corona virus even spread to various parts of the world quickly. An increase in the price of a number of food commodities occurred due to delays in imports due to the Covid-19 discourse.

               The global economy could shrink by one percent by 2020 due to the new Corona Virus pandemic or COVID-19, and could contract further if restrictions on economic activity are extended without an adequate fiscal response.

               China is the world's biggest exporter. Indonesia often imports from China and China is one of Indonesia's largest trading partners. 

The presence of the Corona virus in China has caused Chinese trade to deteriorate. 

This has an effect on world trade, including in Indonesia. Declining demand for 

raw materials from China such as coal and palm oil will disrupt the export sector in Indonesia, 

which 

can cause a decrease in commodity and mining product prices.

               Trade sector tax revenues also declined even though trade had the second largest contribution 

to tax revenue. Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), oil and gas and non-oil exports 

have decreased due to China being the largest importer of crude oil. In addition, the spread of the Corona 

virus also resulted in a decrease in production in China, even though China became the center of world 

goods production. If China experiences a decrease in production, the global supply chain will be disrupted 

and can disrupt the production process that requires raw materials from China. Indonesia is also very 

dependent on raw materials from China, especially plastic raw materials, textile raw materials, electronic 

parts, computers and furniture.

               Indonesia is one of the countries that enforces travel bans to and from China to reduce the spread 

of the Corona virus. This ban caused a number of airlines to cancel their flights and some airlines were forced 

to continue operating even though the majority of the seats were empty to fulfill passenger rights. 

Many consumers are delaying booking their holiday tickets because of the increasingly widespread Corona virus 

spread. This situation caused the government to act by giving discounts to tourists for the destinations of Denpasar, 

Batam, Bintan, Manado, Yogyakarta, Labuan Bajo, Belitung, Lombok, Lake Toba and Malang. In Europe also 

applies rules where airlines must use around 80 percent of flight slots operating outside the European continent so 

as not to lose slots to competitors. Not only in Indonesia that limits travel to China, but other countries such as Italy, 

China, Singapore, Russia, Australia and other countries also apply the same thing.