Case Reports and Reviews: Open Access

An Insight Into an Era of New Pandemic Novel Coronavirus Sars CoV-2: COVID-19

Rishika Kamra, Ashish Chalana, Ruchika Tiwari, Vikas K. Singh

Abstract

Coronaviruses typically affect the respiratory tracts mammals including birds, as well as humans. Doctors associate them with the pneumonia, bronchitis, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and COVID-19. They can also affect the gut. These viruses typically cause common colds more than any of the other serious diseases. Though, coronaviruses now have been behind some more severe outbreaks. During the last 70 years, scientists have found that these viruses can infect cats, mice, rats, dogs, cattle and horses. So, these animals have the capacity to transmit coronaviruses to humans. Most recently, this has been found a new coronavirus outbreak in China that has reached and is now progressing to other countries. It is worldwide known with the name coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 by WHO (previously known as “2019 novel coronavirus”). In this article, diverse types of human coronaviruses, its symptoms, and how it gets transmitted to other people with different modalities which are being used for treatment has been explained.

Keywords: Epidemic; Pandemic; COVID19; SARS; CoV; MERS; Coronavirus