Brief information on causes of coronavirus. Detailed answer.
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Coronavirus
Coronavirus is an infectious disease with no vaccine or specific cure till date. The name is derived from Coronaviridae which are single-stranded RNA viruses. The name in short is Covid-19 which stands for Coronavirus Disease 2019. The year 2019 is the year when it was first discovered.
The disease spreads from person to person or from contact with objects contaminated by an infected person. The virus is said to have originally spread from bats to man at a Wuhan market in China. This highly contagious has now become a pandemic infecting millions of people and killing many people. Coronavirus infects the respiratory system and and rapidly destroys the lungs. Hence, a patient suffers much from difficulty in breathing and needs a respiratory machine. A vaccine or a cure for any new infectious disease cannot be developed immediately because it is necessary to conduct many procedures of tests and trials before being produced for use in hospitals or for use by the general public. It may take months or even years to come up with a proven and safe vaccine.
The most common symptoms of Coronavirus disease are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. A person with any of the symptoms must wear a mask and avoid closeness or contact with anyone to prevent infecting other people and go immediately to a hospital for test and treatment.
Any person suspected of being infected by Covid-19 or those who came in contact with an infected person are placed in quarantine centers. This prevents the disease from spreading further to family members and other people of our communities. During the quarantine period, blood samples are send for testing to find out who is infected and needed to be taken to a Covid-19 hospital.
Washing our hands and maintaining social distancing are the most effective ways to break the alarming chain of infection. This is known as Social Distancing. As the cases of the Coronavirus is increasing, countries across the world are making laws for compulsory wearing of surgical masks and implementing the Stay Home lockdown to prevent ourselves and to prevent others from getting infected.