The document summarizes the origin and spread of COVID-19. It began in Wuhan, China in late 2019, likely transmitted from animals to humans at a wet market. In early 2020, the WHO declared it a public health emergency and named the disease COVID-19 and virus SARS-CoV-2. It then spread worldwide leading to a pandemic declaration in March 2020. COVID-19 transmits through respiratory droplets and particles. It has varied symptoms and incubation period up to 14 days.
The document summarizes the origin and spread of COVID-19. It began in Wuhan, China in late 2019, likely transmitted from animals to humans at a wet market. In early 2020, the WHO declared it a public health emergency and named the disease COVID-19 and virus SARS-CoV-2. It then spread worldwide leading to a pandemic declaration in March 2020. COVID-19 transmits through respiratory droplets and particles. It has varied symptoms and incubation period up to 14 days.
The document summarizes the origin and spread of COVID-19. It began in Wuhan, China in late 2019, likely transmitted from animals to humans at a wet market. In early 2020, the WHO declared it a public health emergency and named the disease COVID-19 and virus SARS-CoV-2. It then spread worldwide leading to a pandemic declaration in March 2020. COVID-19 transmits through respiratory droplets and particles. It has varied symptoms and incubation period up to 14 days.
The document summarizes the origin and spread of COVID-19. It began in Wuhan, China in late 2019, likely transmitted from animals to humans at a wet market. In early 2020, the WHO declared it a public health emergency and named the disease COVID-19 and virus SARS-CoV-2. It then spread worldwide leading to a pandemic declaration in March 2020. COVID-19 transmits through respiratory droplets and particles. It has varied symptoms and incubation period up to 14 days.
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ORIGIN
❖ Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused
by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). ❖ The disease has since spread worldwide, leading to an ongoing pandemic. ❖ SARS-CoV-2 made the jump to humans at one of Wuhan’s open-air “wet markets.” COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and small airborne particles containing the virus.
31 11 30 11 DECEMBER FEBRUAR JANUAR MARCH 2019 Y 2020 Y 2020 2020 OFFICIAL NAMES FIRST CASE WHO DECLARED AS OF COVID-19 AND WHO DECLARED IDENTIFIED IN PUBLIC HEALTH SARS-CoV2 WERE THE OUTBREAK AS WUHAN ,CHINA EMERGENCY OF GIVEN A PANDEMIC CONCERN SYMPTOMS MOST COMMON LEAST COMMON SERIOUS SYMPTOMS SYMPTOMS SYMPTOMS
● fever ● sore throat ● difficulty breathing or
● cough ● headache shortness of breath ● tiredness ● diarrhoea ● loss of speech or mobility, ● loss of smell and taste ● a rash on skin, or or confusion discolouration of fingers or ● chest pain. toes
On average it takes 5–6 days from when someone is
infected with the virus for symptoms to show, however it can take up to 14 days. People who are infected can also be asymptomatic. Seek immediate medical attention if you have serious symptoms. VARIATION IN VIRUSES Genetic variation is an essential feature of all living organisms. It provides the resource for the progressive adaptation of the population to a changing environment. Viruses face continuous environmental change as they pass from host to host. The virus has to make sure that the host’s immunological response doesn’t retaliate in a way that harms the virus. Viral variation can be generated by a number of mechanisms. Gene duplications, gene exchanges and gene adoptions also occur. However, the most common ways of viral variation VIRAL are: VARIATION
Genetic Mutation recombination 1)Recombination Viral recombination occurs when viruses of two different parent strains co-infect the same host cell and interact during replication to generate virus progeny that have some genes from both parents. There will be a lot of virus parts floating around the cell at once. The process of crossing-over and independent assortment of new combinations of these virus parts takes
2) Mutation place to form a new viral progeny.
Viruses usually undergo change in a gene or genes. A mutation is a permanent change in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of a virus. A mutation can happen if there is a mistake during copying of the DNA or RNA of the virus. In general, RNA viruses tend to have high mutation rates, while DNA viruses tend to have low mutation rates. A virus in which the genetic information is stored in the form of RNA (as opposed to a virus in which the genetic information is stored in the form of DNA). Past Virus Outbreaks vs Covid-19
EBOLA: SARS: COVID-19:
➔A total of 318 cases ➔The World Health ➔Globally, about 3.4% of reported COVID-19 and 280 deaths (an Organization (WHO) cases have died. By comparison, seasonal flu generally kills far fewer than 1% of those 88% fatality rate) today estimated the infected. resulted from this overall fatality rate for ➔Statistical analyses, based on daily data from outbreak, which, along SARS (severe acute February 2020 to February 2021, suggest that the with an outbreak in respiratory syndrome) first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy had a Sudan that had begun patients at 14% to high negative impact on health of people over a few weeks 15%, significantly February-May 2020 period; after that, negative previously, were the higher than previous effects declined from June 2020 onwards. ➔The second wave of COVID-19 in India has had first outbreaks of estimates. The agency severe consequences in the form of spiralling Ebola ever recorded. estimated the rate for cases, reduced supplies of essential treatments, people older than 64 and increased deaths particularly in the young years to be more than population.
Coping with COVID-19: Practical and Efficient Ways on How to Prevent, Prepare, and Protect You and Your Family from the Wuhan Coronavirus (Covid N95, nCoV-2019, SARS-CoV 2, 2020 Outbreak)
Coping with COVID-19: Practical and Efficient Ways on How to Prevent, Prepare, and Protect You and Your Family from the Wuhan Coronavirus (Covid N95, nCoV-2019, SARS-CoV 2, 2020 Outbreak)
