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DR RAJ THAKARE MBBS MBA PGDHA REGIONAL MEDICAL SUPRINTENDENT

u Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging

from the common cold to more severe diseases such as

u Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and u Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

HOW IT SPREADS?

u It has been suggested that nCov originated from Wuhan’s seafood

market, where wildlife was alleged to be illegally sold.

u It is not definitively known which animals are responsible for the

• utbreak.

u However, scientists have compared this new coronavirus with

previous versions and suggest that snakes might have started spreading the virus

WHAT IS NOVEL CORONA VIRUS?

u A novel coronavirus (CoV) is a new strain of coronavirus that has not

been previously identified in humans.

CAN HUMAN GET INFECTED OF ANIMAL SOURCE?

u SARS-CoV was transmitted from

civet cats to humans in China in 2002 and

u MERS-CoV from dromedary

camels to humans in Saudi Arabia in 2012.

CAN CORONA VIRUS BE TRANSMITTED FROM HUMAN TO HUMAN?

Yes, some coronaviruses can be transmitted from person to person, usually after close contact with an infected patient, for example, in a household workplace, or health care center.

SYMPTOMS

Common signs include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.

IS THERE ANY SPECIFIC TREATMENT?

u There is no specific treatment for disease caused by a novel coronavirus.

However, many of the symptoms can be treated and therefore treatment based

• n the patient’s clinical condition. Moreover, supportive care for infected

persons can be highly effective.

IS THERE A VACCINE FOR NOVEL CORONA VIRUS?

u When a disease is new, there is no vaccine until one is developed. It

can take a number of years for a new vaccine to be developed.

PREVENTION

u avoid contact with sick people, in particular those with a cough; u avoid visiting markets and places where live or dead animals are

handled;

u general rules governing hand hygiene and food hygiene apply; u wash your hands with soap and water OR use an alcohol-based

disinfectant solution before eating, after using the toilet and after any contact with animals;

u avoid contact with animals, their excretions or droppings.

Precaution