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Corona-Virus — is a name for a group of viruses that target mammals, including cats, dogs, and humans. They’re well known for causing potentially fatal conditions like kidney failure, pneumonia but also mundane things like some instances of the common cold. (Source; Wikipedia,WHO)
The Coronavirus is not a single virus but actually a “family” of viruses that are known to cause a wide number of different illnesses. These coronaviruses (CoV) symptoms can range from the common cold, all the way to more serious flu-like diseases or MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome).
Coronaviruses, mainly target your respiratory system, which is the system associated with breathing. Its primary method of transmission is causing its host to cough it onto someone else. It’s generally a very fragile virus that cannot last outside the body for more than 24 hours and is easily killed with normal household detergents.
Everything You Need to Know About This Frightening Disease.
Every time a new disease appears in the news, it causes a mass panic as people understandably get scared that they may be at risk. Suddenly, every sniff and every cough is placed under minute scrutiny. The latest outbreak to hit the news is the Coronavirus, and once again, this has caused a huge amount of fear and uncertainty. Again, this is understandable.
The coronavirus is a disease that spreads quickly, now with over 12,000,000 cases in 200 countries!
While it isn’t generally a fatal disease, it has already taken more than 560,700 lives.
Coronavirus is more widespread than the SARS virus ever became, and it is showing no signs of slowing down. Gradually, it’s making its way into the rest of the world.
But is there really cause for such alarm? While the coronavirus is certainly scary, and definitely not to be taken lightly, it is also is important to maintain a sense of perspective.
The NEWS Won’t Tell You That COMMON Flu Kills On Average 3,000 People Every Day Worldwide Simply Because We Live With This Fact So It Doesn’t Sell Any Newspapers…
China where it all started has 85,093 total confirmed cases with unconfirmed death.
Italy now battles with 243,800 cases , with 600–1,000 NEW cases daily & 34,945 dead (mainly because of elderly average population & 2 decades of neglected health care investments)
Spain has 253,908 cases with 34,945 death
United States, there are 3,290,994 cases of the virus 136,621 confirmed dead.
World wide there have been just over 14,700 deaths caused by the disease,. Coronavirus is most comparable to the flu, in terms of its symptoms and the way it spreads. And just like the flu, it is mostly dangerous to those populations already considered at risk: the elderly, very young, or previously unwell.
Statistically, your chances of getting the coronavirus with life threatening complications are extremely low — lower than winning the lottery or getting struck by lightning. But while this is true, it’s also extremely important that we prepare for what seems to become become a more widespread problem, that we know how to protect ourselves, and that we understand this event that is of huge global significance.
Contrary to popular belief then, the coronavirus is not a “new” virus. In fact, the SARS virus that previously dominated headlines is actually a form of coronavirus. The CoV virus that we are currently hearing about in the news, is actually the “novel coronavirus” or (nCoV) which is a strain that has not previously been detected in humans.
The name coronavirus comes from the Latin corona, which stands for corwn, or halo. This describes the appearance of the viral particles (virions) which have a protein coating called a capsid
As with any virus, the difficulty with treating this condition, is that it is known to mutate rapidly, thereby making effective vaccinations or treatments difficulty.
Viruses are different from bacteria. Viruses are smaller and cannot live without a living host. They operate by attaching themselves to cells, and then reprogramming those cells to reproduce. Whereas many bacteria are actually harmless and even beneficial, the vast majority of viruses are harmful to us and are responsible for conditions such as strep throat, tuberculosis, and UTIs. Of course, viruses are also wellknown to cause the common cold, and the flu.
Whereas antibiotics can be used to kill bacteria and end a bacterial infection, viruses are treated with antiviral medications, which are not effective at completely killing the viruses but rather simply preventing the spread by hurting their ability to replicate.