Corona Virus can be transmitted between humans
Corona's in China is increasingly worrying. The latest Update, even it can be transmitted between humans.
Corona Virus continues to be a concern for many people. Now, the number of people reportedly increased from last week. Meanwhile, it has been found that this virus can be contagious between humans that make many parties more worried.
The spread of this virus became a major public concern in China. Last week, about 41 people were diagnosed with pneumonia in an almost adjacent time. It is known because of the Coronavirus.
Until Monday (13/01), seven people were still in critical condition due to coronavirus. Meanwhile, on Thursday (16/1), it was recorded that three patients died from the virus.
Corona Virus Patients counting
The virus then spreads to Japan, Thailand, and South Korea. This makes the Indonesian government through the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) should issue a letter of awareness regarding the emergence of this virus. This letter is given to the transportation sector, namely the airport and port.
The bad news, the patients associated with the Coronavirus increased drastically. Quoting from CNN, according to a Chinese government-designated expert, the virus has infected more than 200 people. Most of the cases exist in China, but there are four cases in Thailand, South Korea, and Japan.
This virus is still a family with MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) and SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).
The word ' corona ' in this virus is derived from the Latin meaning of the crown. Named Corona because it corresponds to the form of the virus – looks like a crown when seen using a microscope.
The surge in the patient count because coronavirus deserves attention. Moreover, it has spread to other countries.
New findings, the Virus has been transmitted from human to human
Increasingly dangerous, coronaviruses are now able to be transmitted from one person to another. Previously, the case of transmission of this virus is more than animal to human.
Zhong Nanshan, the head of the team formed by the National Health Commission of China to investigate the Coronavirus has confirmed that there are at least two cases of the spread of this virus between patients.
He explained the Coronavirus already spreading to the medical staff who handled this case!
"The current cases show that human-to-human transmission exists," Zhong said to CCTV, the Chinese government's television channel.
He explained that the two people affected were from Guangdong province. They were infected by a family member who had just returned from Wuhan.
Zhong, who also helped found the corona-related SARS virus in 2003, said that this viral infection is not as strong as SARS. However, some cases are increased.
SARS is known to have infected more than eight thousand people and killed 774 in a pandemic that struck Asia in 2002 and 2003.
The Chinese authorities also reported that the number of cases had doubled over the weekend to 218.
The Corona Virus has spread to Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzen. When calculated from the distance, the three cities are located hundreds of miles from Wuhan, where the virus first appeared last month.
Thailand has also reported two cases, while Japan and South Korea report each one of the cases. This made the total global patient from coronavirus to 222.
The Chinese government is now very wary of Coronaviruses. The fear of a major plague is very likely to happen because there will be periods of Lunar New Year holidays. In this moment, the Chinese will be returning home and predicted to have thousands of people travel.
Also, the fear of other countries related to the coronavirus outbreak was the habit of Chinese who traveled overseas during lunar holidays. The reason, nearly seven million Chinese people went abroad last year during the Lunar New Year's holiday season.
"I think Chinese tourists will bring viruses to many other countries in Asia in the coming days, as they travel abroad during the Lunar New Year's holidays," said Professor David Hui Shu-Cheong, a respiratory expert at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Working on vaccine development
Corona Virus can not be underestimated because of its fatality is death. According to Dr. Peter Hotez, a vaccine scientist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, a team of scientists in Texas, New York, and China is also working on a new vaccine for coronaviruses.
"The lesson we learned is that Coronavirus infection is serious and becomes one of the latest and greatest global health threats," says Dr. Peter.
He added, developing vaccines for coronaviruses is harder than other viruses like HIV or influenza.
"Every virus has its challenge, but Coronaviruses can be a relatively straightforward vaccine target," he says.
According to Dr. Peter, if the vaccine has been developed, the health officers include the first person to receive it. Because they are exposed directly to infected patients.
He said that now scientists have begun to develop vaccines for newly identified viruses less than a month ago. He also praised Chinese researchers who quickly stringing and publishing viral genome.
"With SARS, it takes almost a year to be able to identify and map the complete genetic code. Now we do this in just a few weeks, "firmly Dr. Peter.
Improving alertness is crucial in terms of the spread of Coronaviruses. Now the patient is growing a lot and you have to pay attention to this! Keep up with the latest health info.