CHARACTERISTICS

TREATMENT Coronaviruses are usually associated with

A number of vaccines using different enteric or respiratory diseases in their hosts,
methods have been developed against although hepatic, neurologic, and other

human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Antiviral
targets against human coronaviruses have
also been identified such as viral proteases,
polymerases, and entry proteins. Drugs are in
CORONA
organ systems may be affected with certain
coronaviruses. Genomic and amino acid
sequence phylogenetic trees do not offer
clear lines of demarcation among corona

VIRUS
development which target these proteins virus genus, lineage (subgroup), host, and
and the different steps of viral replication. organ system affected by disease, so
Vaccines are available for animal information is provided below in rough
coronaviruses IBV, TGEV, and Canine CoV, descending order of the phylogenetic length
although their effectiveness is limited. In the of the reported genome.
case of outbreaks of highly contagious
animal coronaviruses, such as PEDV,
SYMPTOMS
Fever or chills Headache
measures such as destruction of entire herds Cough New loss of taste
of pigs may be used to prevent transmission Shortness of or smell
to other herds. breath or Sore throat
difficulty Congestion or
CURRENT INFORMATION breathing runny nose
Fatigue Nausea or
By Sunday 3 October, it is estimated that
Muscle or body vomiting
more than 23.6 million vaccinations had
aches Diarrhea
been administered in the Netherlands. More
than 12.8 million of those were first PREVENTION
vaccinations, and more than 10.7 million Get vaccinated Wash your hands
were second vaccinations. It is estimated Stay at least 1 regularly with soap
that 86.7% of all people over 18 have meter apart from and water or clean
received at least one vaccination, and others them with alcohol-
82.9% are fully vaccinated. Looking at all Wear a properly based hand rub.
people aged 12 years and older, 84.4% have fitted mask Cover your mouth
received at least one vaccination, and Choose open, well- and nose when RAFAELA
80.5% are fully vaccinated. ventilated spaces coughing or MACATANGAY
over closed ones. sneezing.
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HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION
BACKGROUND Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that
Scientists first identified a human can cause respiratory illness in humans.
They get their name, “corona,” from the
coronavirus in 1965. It caused a
many crown-like spikes on the surface of
common cold. Later that decade,
the virus. Severe acute respiratory
researchers found a group of similar syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory
human and animal viruses and named syndrome (MERS) and the common cold
them after their crown-like are examples of coronaviruses that cause
appearance. illness in humans.

Seven coronaviruses can infect TAXONOMY CLASSIFICATION

humans. The one that causes SARS Coronaviruses are in the realm: Riboviria;
emerged in southern China in 2002 phylum: Incertae sedis; and order:
and quickly spread to 28 other Nidovirales. The Coronaviridae family gets
countries. A small outbreak in 2004 its name, in part, because the virus surface
involved only four more cases. This is surrounded by a ring of projections that
coronavirus causes fever, headache, appear like a solar corona when viewed
and respiratory problems such as through an electron microscope. REFERENCES
cough and shortness of breath.
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