Coronavirus

Introduction

Today we are developing at speed never experienced before. But with increasing development, issues always follow us. The current problem or we can say the most parasitic problem is the Coronavirus. Coronavirus is derived from the Greek word 'korone,' which means garland or wreath. For people who are unaware of it, reading this article is very important as it is spreading like bush fire. Coronavirus itself consists of several viruses, causing numerous diseases in mammals and birds. Conditions entering our body through Coronavirus are respiratory infections, common cold, and some rare forms of respiratory infections like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), etc. 

Information on Coronavirus

In the 1960s, Coronaviruses got discovered. The infectious bronchitis virus was found the first Coronavirus found among chickens. Along with infectious bronchitis, two more viruses were detected in the nasal cavities of humans. It then received the name of human coronavirus 229E and human coronavirus OC43. Other infections also got identified. Some of these are SARS-CoV in 2003, HCoV NL63 in 2004, HKU1 in 2005, and MERS-CoV in 2012. These infect our respiratory system and, if remained uncured, can be fatal. The most recent infection detected was 2019-nCoV in the year 2019. 

Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak

Wuhan, the capital of Hubei and the seventh-largest city in China with over 11 million people, is the origin of the epidemic of the n-CoV virus. As per reports, the virus spread like bush fire in December 2019, but the first influencer to face death by it was a 61-year-old man on 9th January 2020. This virus is linked with the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, where fishes, chickens, pheasants, bats, marmots, lethal snakes, spotted dear, and such animals are sold on a large scale. The Chinese authorities claim that the reason behind this outbreak is a highly pathogenic strain of the H5N1 bird flu found in chickens. They further stated that this is a novel form of Coronavirus from animals and slowly circulates in humans. Most of the initial cases reported in China of this virus has a direct or indirect link with the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. 

Effects of Coronavirus

Coronavirus is spreading like a bush fire. Other than China, over 20 countries have already confirmed cases of Coronavirus. But no country has till now found the solution to beat this issue. If unsolved, it can reach other countries also in a few months. Following is an illustration of countries filing confirmed cases of Coronavirus. 

Conclusion

China is the origin country of this Coronavirus, and so it has been affected the most. So every country is helping China in developing the antidote of this virus and eradicate it. Countries have forgotten the anger against each other. This shows that humanity is still alive in this world.