Coronavirus causing shiver down spines in every other nation out there is surely the topic making everyone curious and worried. All this tension around the world is justified because Coronavirus is amongst the 12 deadliest viruses on the planet. This virus is similar to the virus that caused SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak in 2003. It has caused huge lock down in various countries across the globe. Let us brief you about what is the origin of this virus and what can make you and your family safe from this deadly virus. Before briefing about the symptoms and cure for coronavirus, here is a short introduction to understand its origin.
An Insight to COVID-19
Coronavirus (CoV) are huge group of viruses transferred from animals to humans or by contact with infectious material. This virus causes illness and has recently caused an outbreak of respiratory illness COVID-19. The symptoms of COVID-19 appear within 14 days of exposure to the virus.
Coronavirus first case was a 55 years old person from the province Hubei in China on November 17, 2019. This is predicted to be the earliest case. After a month in December, many other cases were reported in other provinces of China as well. Researches are still being made all around the world to discover the origin of this virus that may help to figure out the most efficient cures to this illness. Some scientists have guessed Coronavirus to be a product of human exposure to the wet market in parts of China while others believe the animal bat to be the cause of all this. However, nobody knows what actually gave birth to this virus in the first place.
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How to know if it is Coronavirus?
The symptoms of COVID-19 include:
- Fever
- Shortness of breath
- Cough
- Respiratory problems
- Kidney Failure
- If you happen to face any of these symptoms, urgently consult a doctor and take the required tests. Determination might be troublesome with just a physical test in light of the fact that mellow instances of COVID-19 may seem like seasonal influenza or a terrible virus. A lab test can affirm the conclusion.
Coronavirus cure
As per COVID-19 there is currently no perfect cure found. The medicines for the symptoms of this illness are currently being used across the world to treat those ill with coronavirus. However, for the cases that have reached severe stages, research drugs may be used. Coronavirus has caused deaths if left untreated or when reached alarming conditions, across the globe.
What precautionary measures should be taken?
There is no vaccine for prevention from coronavirus yet but researches are being made every day to produce a vaccine.
Wash your hands as often as possible and altogether for in any event 20 seconds. Use liquor based hand sanitizer if cleanser and water aren't accessible.
If you know a person who is diagnosed with the illness avoid being in contact with the person, stand within a distance of no less than 6 feet.
Cover your face while coughing and sneezing (you might be infected with coronavirus already, you never know). In case, you don’t cover your face, the infected respiratory droplets may affect people around you.
Do not touch your face (especially eyes and nose) with unwashed hands.
If you are sick, specifically having any of the symptoms mentioned above, prefer staying at home and not going to work.
Make sure your house and items in use are cleaned nicely. Disinfect items using disinfectants or soaps.
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Avoid visits to countries that have patients reported with this illness:
- Iran
- Italy
- China
- Germany
- Spain
- South Korea
- Switzerland
- U.S
- Pakistan
- and many others in this list now....
If you had a recent visit to any of these countries, do have a check up on mere symptom occurrence.
How has China controlled the spread of coronavirus?
During the start of the spread of coronavirus in China, researchers predicted that the SARS-CoV-2 virus would affect nearly 40 % of the country’s population. It was the Chinese Government’s great efforts from the mid of January that proved this initial prediction false and it was reported that there is no new locally transmitted case of coronavirus in China on Wednesday, March 18, 2019. The heed of all this goes major lockdown that took place in Wuhan and Hubei provinces of China. No movements were allowed in and out of these provinces in China. To ensure this, roads were blocked and public transports and flights were all suspended.
Measures in South Korea on the coronavirus outbreak
The South Korean part of the globe also had patients reported to be infected with coronavirus increasing rapidly. Not wasting a sec after the second death due to the virus was confirmed, South Korean Government announced emergency measures to control the wide spread of the deadly virus. In the mid of January, the biotechnology department head of this country started works in the labs that ended up in the Korean scientists developing coronavirus detection tool within days. This detection kits being high in demand all around the world as per the latest news.
Coronavirus vaccination status
Coronavirus vaccination update is yet not something to be really satisfied with, as there is no vaccine completely developed. The good news is the physician whose 1964 vaccination finished rubella is now researching to make something to beat the coronavirus. Moreover, according to World Health Organization (WHO) 35 institution are working to develop a vaccine too. The problem with developing the vaccine is that everything is new about the disease-spreading virus. Another update is that U.S has become the first country to test the vaccine (that works by targeting the spike protein) for coronavirus on humans. Although, no satisfactory results are yet confirmed.
