Corona Virus
Coronavirus is a virus from the subfamily Orthocoronavirinae in the Coronaviridae family and the order Nidovirales.The word corona itself is taken from Latin which means crown .Coronavirus is infectious disease in humans that can cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as MERS and SARS.
Coronavirus has been around for a long time, and this virus is usually found in animals.There is research found that coronaviruses in bats have 96% genetic makeup is similar to the Coronavirus that currently infects people around the world. Compared to other viruses, the death and transmission of the Coronavirus has surpassed other viruses and it has a case fatality ratio of 2 percent.
The spread of Coronavirus so far is similar, to SARS. Also Compared to Coronavirus, the death rate from SARS, which spreads into the epidemic category, is even higher, reaching 9.6 percent.
But the number of patients who died from SARS was far lower than Coronavirus.The way Coronavirus spread is through small drops from the nose or mouth when someone infected with this virus sneezes or coughs.
So people who have physical contact or are close to an infected person will have a high chance of getting infected .Coronavirus infects people who are around 45 years old and parents ,and also people with the disease .The characteristics of the Coronavirus are fever of more than 37.8 centigrade, dry and persistent cough, sore throat, headache, diarrhea, and loss of ability to smell and feel. It takes an average of five days to start showing symptoms and the incubation period lasts up to 14 days .The way to prevent transmission of the Coronavirus is wash hands regularly with soap and water or use handsanitizer, wear a mask and do social distancing.
