As coronavirus continues to spread, the risk for the immunocompromised and elderly continues to increase. As someone who is immunocompromised, I want to ensure that people understand the importance of taking precautionary health measures.

While most people are able to fight the virus, being immunocompromised, both because of age and health conditions, puts you at a disadvantage. When you have preexisting health conditions, your body focuses on making sure that those parts are healthy that it kind of forgets to defend you against outside things. Most people who are immunocompromised can barely fight infection without medicine, let alone a virus that can give you pneumonia or kidney failure. This is why it's important that everyone does their part in staying and keeping others healthy.

After doing some extensive research, I found a list of things that you can do to stop the spread or stop yourself from catching the virus.

When you're thinking about taking that spring break vacation or rushing out of the bathroom to get to class, remember that there is probably someone you'll come into contact with during the day that probably cannot fight off the virus, so please, I cannot beg you enough, just wash your damn hands.