Introduction

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about-the-coronavirus-outbreak/20207629.article?firstPass=false

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a type of common virus that infects humans, typically leading

to an upper respiratory infection (URI). Most people will be infected with at least one type of

corona virus in their lifetime. The viruses are spread through the air by coughing and sneezing,

close personal contact, touching an object or surface contaminated with the virus and rarely, by

fecal contamination (2). The illness caused by most coronavirus usually lasts a short time and is

characterize by runny nose, sore throat, feeling unwell, cough, and fever. Historically, the first

coronavirus was discovered in chickens in 1930s. It was few decades until the first human

coronaviruses were identified in the 1960s (4). Originally, the pandemic started in Wuhan,

China, in November 2019 and the virus was understood to have originated in a food market in

Wuhan and subsequently spread from animal to human. This can be done of a person who have

been infected in this disease and cause the death of a person.

 At this time we will be dealing what is coronavirus (covid-19), and the ECQ stories to

extend or not to extend. Covid-19 is a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus. “CO”

stands for corona, “VI” for virus, and “D” for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as

2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV. The COVID-19 virus is a new virus linked to the same

family of viruses as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and some types of common

cold. Exploring the words we use to describe coronavirus (covid-19), as Corona derives from a

Greek through Latin word for garland, wreath or crown (as in Coronado). The name refers to

the characteristics appearance, under an electron microscope, of particle, the infective form of

the virus. These particle have a fringe of large, bulbous surface projections that create an image

resembling a crown or a solar corona. Virus began life as a Latin word with the same spelling

that meant “poison”, specifically the venom from a snake or spider. Disease descends from

Latin through Old French and originally meant “without ease”. The sense of sickness is not

recorded until the very late 14th century (5).

Another definition for coronavirus, is a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that can trigger what

doctors call a respiratory tract infection. It can affect your upper respiratory tract (sinuses,

nose, and throat) or lower respiratory tract (windpipe and lungs). It spreads the same way

other coronaviruses do, mainly through person to person contact. Infections range from

mild to deadly. SARS-CoV-2 is one of seven types of coronavirus, including the ones that

cause severe diseases like Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and sudden acute

respiratory syndrome (SARS). The other coronaviruses cause most of the colds that affect

us during the year but aren’t a serious threat for otherwise healthy people (10).
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that typically attack the respiratory system. The

name comes from the Latin word corona, for crown, and the ancient Greek korōnè, meaning

garland or wreath, because of the spiky fringe encircling these viruses. Most coronaviruses

infect animals, such as bats, cats, and birds.

10https://www.webmd.com/lung/coronavirus
7https://journals.lww.com/jcma/FullText/2020/03000/The_outbreak_of_COVID_19__An_overv

iew.3.aspx

5 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2020-03-14/exploring-the-words-

we-use-to-describe-covid-19

6 https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/key-messages-and-actions-for-covid-

19-prevention-and-control-in-schools-march-2020.pdf?sfvrsn=baf81d52_4#:~:text=COVID

%2D19%20is%20a,2019%2DnCoV.'

8https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019

9https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/coronavirus.html