The new corona viruses (Covid-19 ) are a family of viruses that cause disease in animal .

WHAT IS A CORONA VIRUS?

It is a large family of viruses , they are found in animals as well as humans . The virus is named after it’s shape, which takes the form of a crown with protrusions around it and hence is known as coronavirus .

It was started in Wuhan China caused by a new species of virus called Novel Coronavirus . They belong to a member of the corona virus family , that was first identified in the 1960s .They are responsible for causing a range of disease in humans . Including the common cold and more severe and life threating forms like SARS and MERS but the crucial question is, how did the recent outbreak occur ?

Well like other coronaviruses , it has come from animals too and is a form of zoonotic disease .Many of those infected patients either worked or frequently shopped in the Huanan seafood wholesale market in the center of chinese city , wgich sells meat and live animals .

It is believed that the virus might have been transmitted through direct contact between humans and animals either by touching those animals or consuming them , and can also spread via the air like other cold causing viruses .

However , unfortunately the actual source of this disease isn’t confirmed yet , and scientists are still trying to figure it out .

Symptoms: Dry cough , Mild fever and breathing issues . These symptoms may go unnoticed at first .But , as the virus spreads its legs inside the person’s body , the patient might develop a severe case of viral pneumonia , an infection that inflams the air sacs in the lungs and can cause them to fill whith fluid or pus and needs immediate medical attention . Also it is believed that these viruses are more likely to infect older people and those with a weak immune system that find it hard to fight these notorious viruses . But , is there any way to treat this disease ?

Well unfortunately , all this is a very new illness , no treatment for it is available so far , and because it is a virus antibiotics won’twork against it .

Now , here comes the most crucial question , what can we do to stop this outbreak ?

Well , it is always advisable to practice good hygiene and caution by avoiding close contact with individuals suffering from acute respiratory infections , or wild animals or livestock , dead or alive Also it would be best if you wash your hands with warm and soapy water regularly , especially , after being in direct contact with an infected person . And if you find any of mention symptoms , do visit your doctors asap .