WORLD BIGGEST PROBLEM NOVEL CORONA VIRUS

Makwana Rajeshree P.* and Dr. Kinjal H. Shah

ABSTRACT

Coronaviruses are a large family of respiratory viruses that can cause diseases ranging from the common cold to the Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), as per WHO. So far, the main clinical signs and symptoms reported in the Wuhan outbreak include fever, difficulty in breathing, and chest radiographs showing bilateral lung infiltrates. However, not enough is known about the epidemiology of 2019-nCoV to draw definitive conclusions and the intensity of the human-to-human transmission, and the original source of the outbreak. Coronavirus is causing an outbreak first identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. Cases have been exported to Thailand, Japan, and South Korea external icon. According to the World Health Organization, common signs of infection include fever, cough, and respiratory difficulties like shortness of breath. Serious cases can lead to pneumonia, kidney failure and even death. A human coronavirus, called the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), Meanwhile, global concern rests on the ability of MERS-CoV to cause major illness in close contacts of patients.

Keywords: Respiratory Syndrome, cold, illness.