Albert Science International Organization

The novel corona virus disease has been rapidly spreading across the world, which made world health organization to declare it as pandemic. The name indicates because it has been never seen before and corona because it looks like the corona of sun. It’s basically a severe acute respiratory syndrome.  A zoonotic disease originated in bats initially and then got transmitted to humans through unknown animals for the first time in wuhan, China. It is transmitted by inhalation or contact with infected droplets. The incubation period ranges from 2-14 days. The severity of disease may lead to pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome and multi-organ dysfunction. The symptoms of disease are not very distinctive and include fever, cough, sore throat, breathlessness, fatigue, etc. Thus easy and early diagnosis of disease is difficult. Vulnerability of the disease perhaps seen in mostly elderly, infants and once with acute respiratory disease. Previously different corona viruses have emerged from time to time. The four corona viruses [HcoV-229E, Hco…] mainly associated with mild respiratory illness. Since these are zoonotic disease. They are mainly caused by the host bat. But the intermediate animals for SARS like corona virus are found to be masked palm civet cats and racoon dogs. The disease has become a fatal case in the world because no substantive treatment has yet been found to treat or prevent the disease Scientists all over the world are engaged in finding the solution to this pandemic. All they can do is rely on quarantine, isolation, infection control measures to prevent disease spread and on supportive care for those who become ill. But lack the specific antiviral agents to treat the infected and to optimally decrease viral spreading and subsequent transmission.

Keywords: Corona virus, COVID-19, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, Wuhan.

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