{"id":90686,"date":"2020-01-27T13:53:37","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T13:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=90686"},"modified":"2020-01-27T13:53:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T13:53:39","slug":"coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Consider the following statements:<br> (1) A new variant of Coronavirus has caused pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan city,China<br> (2) Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic(animal to human transmission) origin<br> (3) Coronaviruses are a family of ribonucleic acid viruses<br> Of the above correct statement\/s is\/are:<br> (a) only 1&amp;2<br> (b) only 2&amp;3<br> (c) only1&amp;3<br> (d) all of the above<br> Answer:(d)<br> Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A new variant of Coronavirus has caused pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan city,China.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is Coronavirus?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Coronaviruses are a family of RNA (ribonucleic acid) viruses. They cause diseases in mammals, including humans, and birds.<\/li><li>They are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people.<\/li><li> Coronaviruses can cause less-severe damage, such as the common cold, and others causing respiratory and intestinal diseases.<\/li><li>In severe cases they can cause to human death.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why the name Coronavirus?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>As of its biological appearance like an emperor crown,the viruses are termed as Coronavirus.<\/li><li>Under an electron microscope the virus particle exhibits a characteristic \u2018corona\u2019(crown) of spike proteins around its lipid envelope.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Types of Coronavirus:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There are seven strains of Human Coronavirus,the new one being 2019 Novel Coronavirus.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>These are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>HCoV-229E (alpha Coronavirus)<\/li><li>HCoV-NL63, (alpha Coronavirus)<\/li><li>HCoV-OC43(beta Coronavirus)<\/li><li>HKU1(beta Coronavirus)<\/li><li>Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus(SARS-COV)<\/li><li>Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)<\/li><li>Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The severe variants SARS &amp; MERS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>MERS-CoV is a coronavirus (CoV) which causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), a severe respiratory disease, in humans. It was identified in humans in April 2012 in Saudi Arabia.<\/li><li>Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic(animal to human transmission) origin caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV).The first infected human was reported in the Guangdong province of southern China in 2002.<\/li><li>Detailed investigations found that SARS-CoV was transmitted from civet cats to humans and MERS-CoV from dromedary camels to humans. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The new variant 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The new Coronavirus temporarily named \u201c2019-nCoV\u201d( also known as Wuhan pneumonia or Wuhan coronavirus) outbreak has caused 56 deaths across China till now.<\/li><li>2,008 confirmed cases including 23 from abroad,have been reported so far.<\/li><li>The virus outbreak is expected to have its linkages with large seafood and animal market, suggesting animal-to-person spread.<\/li><li>However, it is not clear yet how this virus is spreading between people as a growing number of patients reportedly have not had exposure to animal markets.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Symptoms:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For confirmed 2019-nCoV infections,common signs include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.<\/li><li>In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death. <\/li><li>Symptoms of 2019-nCoV may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 after exposure.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prevention:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>As there is no vaccine available against human coronavirus infection till now,so prevention is the only passage to be safe.<\/li><li>The prescriptions include avoid close contact and maintain safer distance from infected person showing symptoms of respiratory illness.<\/li><li>Other measures being do regular hand washing, cover mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, cook meat and eggs thoroughly.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/health-topics\/coronavirus\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/health-topics\/coronavirus<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oie.int\/en\/for-the-media\/press-releases\/detail\/article\/update-august-2014-questions-answers-on-middle-east-respiratory-syndrome-coronavirus-mers-cov\/\">https:\/\/www.oie.int\/en\/for-the-media\/press-releases\/detail\/article\/update-august-2014-questions-answers-on-middle-east-respiratory-syndrome-coronavirus-mers-cov\/<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/ith\/diseases\/sars\/en\/\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/ith\/diseases\/sars\/en\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Consider the following statements: (1) A new variant of 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