The science behind the coronavirus

[shunyadragon]

The purpose of this thread is to follow the science behind the coronavirus. First a little background on the relationship between viruses and their relationship with humans.

There is along history of the relationship between these viruses and humans. Relationship and history of coronavirus types:

Source: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious-diseases/respiratory-viruses/coronaviruses-and-acute-respiratory-syndromes-covid-19,-mers,-and-sars

Coronaviruses and Acute Respiratory Syndromes (COVID-19, MERS, and SARS) - Infectious Diseases - Merck Manuals Professional Edition

"Numerous coronaviruses, first discovered in domestic poultry in the 1930s, cause respiratory, gastrointestinal, liver, and neurologic diseases in animals. Only 7 coronaviruses are known to cause disease in humans.

common cold. Coronaviruses 229E and OC43 cause the common cold; the serotypes NL63 and HUK1 have also been associated with the common cold. Rarely, severe lower respiratory tract infections, including pneumonia, can occur, primarily in infants, older people, and the immunocompromised.

SARS-CoV2 is a novel coronavirus identified as the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that began in Wuhan, China in late 2019 and spread worldwide.

MERS-CoV was identified in 2012 as the cause of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).
SARS-CoV was identified in 2002 as the cause of an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
These coronaviruses that cause severe respiratory infections are zoonotic pathogens, which begin in infected animals and are transmitted from animals to people."

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[rogue06]

You might want to take a gander at an article in the New Yorker about its history: From Bats to Human Lungs, the Evolution of a Coronavirus.

Here's a taste:

possibly much longer

[shunyadragon]

You might want to take a gander at an article in the New Yorker about its history: From Bats to Human Lungs, the Evolution of a Coronavirus.

Here's a taste:

possibly much longer

Interesting information! Thanks!