Infectious Diseases, Prevention and Control

Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19)

Coronavirus Illness (COVID-19) is a recently found Corona virus strain that causes an infectious disease. The majority of individuals who get COVID-19 develop mild to moderate symptoms and overcome without any supplementary therapy.

Coronaviruses are a group of closely linked RNA viruses infecting mammals and birds. They cause a variety of illnesses in people and birds, ranging from mild to fatal. Some cases of respiratory illness in humans (which is also caused by various viruses, mostly rhinoviruses) are mild, but SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 are caused by a variety of lethal variations. They induce diarrhea in cows and pigs, as well as hepatitis and inflammation in mice.