{"id":1892,"date":"2020-01-29T16:18:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T21:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogbox.ieagle.com\/?p=1892"},"modified":"2020-03-11T14:08:24","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T19:08:24","slug":"novel-coronavirus-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ieagle.com\/flyhigh\/novel-coronavirus-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak: All You Need to Know about Coronavirus Symptoms, Impact, Precautions"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new strain of the virus has originated in Wuhan, the capital of Central China\u2019s Hubei province.<\/strong> This mystery virus aka coronavirus has spread across the world rapidly claiming many lives. Multiple countries have been taking precautionary measures to curb this novel coronavirus.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is Coronavirus?<\/b><\/h4>\n

On December 31, 2019, several cases of pneumonia were reported in Wuhan. On testing, doctors realized that the virus did not match any other known species of virus. This raised an alarm as experts struggled to figure out how this mystery virus affects people. A week later, Chinese authorities confirmed that they identified a new strain of the virus, which is temporarily named \u20182019-nCoV\u2019 aka coronavirus<\/strong>. This is the seventh variant of coronavirus known to affect humans.<\/span><\/p>\n

Experts suspect that coronavirus might have originated in a seafood market in Wuhan, where wildlife was sold illegally. On comparing the genetic sequence of this mystery virus with those of other known coronaviruses, scientists have confirmed that it likely originated in snakes.<\/span><\/p>\n

This novel coronavirus is a family of viruses that include the common cold and severe forms like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Related Coronavirus (MERS)<\/strong>, which are life-threatening. In some cases, this mystery virus affects humans and animals alike. Occasionally, a coronavirus mutates and can pass from animals to humans and then from one human to another.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coronavirus: Symptoms, transmission, and precautions<\/b><\/h4>\n

For confirmed cases of 2019-nCoV coronavirus infections, illness varies from infected people with a few or no symptoms to people being severely ill and dying. The symptoms of coronavirus include fever, cough, and shortness of breath.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, this new strain of coronavirus has been deemed dangerous by experts across the world. This novel 2019-nCoV virus usually causes mild to moderate upper respiratory problems, including common cold.<\/strong> But, there are more severe types that can cause pneumonia and death. These symptoms might appear in as few as two days or as long as 14 days after exposure; this makes it hard to detect.<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent 2019-nCoV coronavirus infection. The coronavirus transmits from one person to another the same way other cold-causing viruses do i.e. when they come in contact with an infected person, <\/span>by touching their hands or face, or by touching things such as doorknobs that infected people have touched.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the best way to safeguard yourself from this coronavirus infection is to follow a few simple preventive actions.<\/strong><\/p>\n