Coronaviruses

Coronaviruses (original article in Russian language – Коронавирус) (the term comes from the Latin Coronaviridae) are a family that includes, as of January 2020, 40 species of RNA — containing viruses, United in two subfamilies that affect humans and animals. The name is associated with the structure of the virus, whose spiny appendages resemble a crown.

Coronavirus Alphacoronavirus 1

The coronaviruses include:

The SARS-CoV virus is the causative agent of SARS pneumonia, the first case of which was registered in 2002;
MERS-CoV virus is the causative agent of the middle East respiratory syndrome, an outbreak of which occurred in 2015;
The 2019-nCoV virus is responsible for a new type of pneumonia outbreak in 2019-2020.

Human coronavirus was first isolated in 1965 from SARS patients. Sources of coronavirus infections can be a sick person or animals. Possible transmission mechanisms: air-drop, air-dust, fecal-oral, contact. The incidence increases in winter and early spring.

In humans, coronaviruses cause acute respiratory diseases, atypical pneumonia, and gastroenteritis. Children^[ru] may have bronchitis and pneumonia. Betacoronavirus viruses are particularly dangerous
for humans.

On January 29, 2020, China transferred the coronavirus genome to Russia^[ru] for drug development.

On January 31, 2020, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin^[ru] appointed Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova as the head of the operational headquarters for the prevention and spread of a new type of coronavirus in the Russian Federation.

What is important to know about coronavirus

The virus is transmitted:

Airborne droplets for sneezing and gcoughin;
By contact.

How to prevent coronavirus infection:

Do not travel to the center of the disease (China, Wuhan city – as of January 2020);
Avoid attending mass events;
Wash your hands more often;
To use a medical mask;
Avoid close contact with people who have symptoms of the disease.

The symptoms of coronavirus: