Coronavirus as widely know is a type of virus that typically affect the respiratory tracts of birds and mammals, including humans. The name “coronavirus” comes from the crown-like projections on their surfaces. “Corona” in Latin means “halo” or “crown.” Doctors associate them with the common cold, bronchitis, pneumonia, and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and they can also affect the gut.This virus is typically responsible for common colds more than serious diseases.
This virus can infect animals such as; mice, rats, dogs, cats, turkeys, horses, pigs, and cattle which lives with humans and these animals can transmit the virus to humans.
People regularly become ill with a cold due to a coronavirus and may catch the same one about 4 months later.This is because coronavirus antibodies do not last for a long time. Also, the antibodies for one strain of coronavirus may be ineffective against another one.
What then are the symptoms?
Symptoms may vary from person to person but some of the common symptoms are Cold- or flu-like symptoms which usually set in from 2–4 days after a coronavirus infection and are typically mild.
- sneezing,
- Runny nose,
- Fatigue,
- Cough,
- Fever in rare cases,
- Soar throat,
- Asthma.
Treatments
There is no cure, People can take several steps, including: resting and avoiding overexertion, drinking enough water, avoiding smoking and smoky areas, ibuprofen, or naproxen for pain and fever, using a clean humidifier or cool mist vaporizer.
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