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Coronavirus

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What is Coronavirus? Coronavirus (CoV) is a type of virus that cause illness which starts from common cold and exceeds to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). It is a type of virus that has not been identified previously in humans. It is an ongoing viral epidemic primarily affecting mainland China, along with isolated cases in 27 other countries and territories. Is it transmittable or non-transmittable? Coronavirus is zoonotic, means that it is transmittable between animals and people. According to an investigation found that SARS-CoV was transmitted from civet cats to humans and MERS-CoV from dromedary camels to humans. Spread Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in many different species of animals, including camels, cattle, cats, and bats. Most often, spread from person-to-person happens among close contacts.  It can spread through air droplets expell...