Coronavirus Disease 2019 or COVID-19?
Coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a special kind of virus called SARS-CoV-2 ( S evere A cute R espiratory S yndrome Co ronavirus- 2 ) . Coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 is also called as- Novel coronavirus pneumonia Or Wuhan pneumonia Or 2019-nCov acute respiratory disease Let's have an overview: Type of disease- infectious disease Cause- SARS-CoV-2 ( S evere A cute R espiratory S yndrome Co rona V irus - 2 ) Microscopic view of SARS-CoV-2 (Source: google wikipedia) First identified- in December 2019 in Wuhan (the capital of China's Hubei province) Symptoms- fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue Other symptoms- muscle pain, sputum production, diarrhoea, sore throat, loss of smell, abdominal pain Severe conditions- pneumonia, multi-organ failure Most affected organ- lungs Transmission (spread through)- close contact, respiratory droplets pro...