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| The novel coronavirus |
The deadly virus that originated from China has shook the world, the number of casualties from coronavirus is almost three thousand seven hundred from all over the globe, from almost around one lakh cases. The situation is tense, the governments of each of the nations is on high alert.The world economy is affected, but the bigger concern is the life of people.
what is the coronavirus:-
The corona viruses are a large family of viruses commonly found in animals, causing disease in them. these have made jump to humans, but most just causes cold like symptoms. two other members of this virus family- middle east respiratory syndrome(mers) and severe acute respiratory syndrome(sars) are much more severe, causing the death of more than 1500 people between them since 2002. The new virus found, officially called Covid-19, is also said to be very dangerous. Although, the fatality rate till now is much lower than that of mers and sars but it still poses a significant threat.
how coronavirus got started:-
The novel corona virus outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in december 2019. The health officials are still tracing the exact source of this new corona virus Covid-19, however the source of the new corona virus is believed to be a "wet market" in Wuhan which sold both dead and live animals including fish and birds.
coronavirus effects in India:-
In India, about 39 cases of coronavirus have been found up to now. The states like Delhi, Haryana, kerala, ladakh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Tamil Nadu are under its effect. hospital isolation of the cases and home quarantine of the contacts are ongoing in these localities. The severeness may be a little less than some other nations but still it is alarming.
coronavirus symptoms:-
The corona virus can cause pneumonia. People affected by it suffer coughs, fever and breathing difficulties, severe case can even cause organ failure. Antibiotics are of no use as this is viral pneumonia and the antiviral drugs that are used against flu will also not work. The recovery of the patient depends upon the strength of immune system.
Prevention and cure of coronavirus:-
There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease. The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. maintaining proper hygiene, washing hands properly for almost 30 seconds in regular intervals, and avoiding close contact with anyone showing signs of respiratory illness are some of the measures that can be taken, also avoid rumors and crazy curing methods from social media.
conclusion:-
The WHO has declared the new coronavirus as public health emergency of international concern, almost the whole world is under its attack. On a lighter note, the new corona virus Covid-19 being originated from China, making it a "chinese product",we hope it gets a very short life span like that of a chinese product.