Química e pandemia: uma contribuição da química- produção de álcool em gel para o combate ao Covid 19

Abstract

The present work deals with the contribution of chemistry to the fight against COVID-19, a Coronavirus, capable of producing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), this disease that has become a challenge for doctors and scientists around the world, for not know for sure how it develops in the human body, since there is no specific medication to combat it, consequently spreading abruptly in the State of Amapá, in Brazil and in all countries on the planet, with several cases of mild to severe levels. disease, in addition to a high mortality rate. Thus, this project aims to raise awareness of the severity of this disease, as well as the importance of hand hygiene, which includes, among several products, the use of liquid antiseptic alcohol and gel alcohol. With this, we seek to encourage the entire academic community and the people in general to the importance of hand hygiene as the continuous use of mask and alcohol in the hands as a preventive measure to combat COVID-19 proposed according to the standards of the World Health Organization (WHO)