Coronavirus- A Lot Scarier than Sipping a Beer

Everything in the US come from China, so why is the Coronavirus any different?

What even is a Coronavirus? Something that sounds like a relaxing beer on a summer day can’t possibly be that bad. Unfortunately, this new virus is much much worse. Coronavirus incorporates a large family of viruses that fit under specified factors. The virus is a zoonosis, meaning that a variety of animals can have to disease, carry it, and infect others with it through respiratory transmission. The virus causes similar diseases, although some may be more severe and even deadly, if given the right strand. Normally, cold, flu, or pneumonia-like symptoms occur. The upper respiratory tract, as well as the gastrointestinal tract, and nervous system are targets of this virus. And if you’re not already scared enough, the virus is currently active and seeking hosts in China, the US, and other countries.

In December of 2019, an outbreak of Coronavirus occurred in Wuhan, China. As of February 1st, thousands of people have been infected. The novel Coronavirus is labelled 2019-nCoV. The origin of the disease was traced to a fish market in China, in which the host most likely received the virus from animal-to-person contact. That one infected person began to spread the virus, and person-to-person contact has infected thousands with a miserable, and possibly fatal, disease. And just in case you thought you were safe because you don’t live in China…

In January of 2020, a person traveling back to the United States had been infected with Coronavirus. The case took place in Illinois. Although the virus was contained immediately, the infected individual passed the disease on to at least one other person through person-to-person contact. At this time (February 1st, 2020), the virus has been contained. Although the CDC has put this disease on red alert, the likelihood of the virus spreading in the US is very unlikely. So, for now, you are safe (all my fellow Americans).