A Current Review on Novel Corona Virus-2019

Abstract

Corona virus belongs to wide class of virus that causes respiratory illness. A novel corona virus known as 2019-nCoV or Covid-19 emerged in Wuhan, located in china, at the end of 2019.In humans there are seven forms of corona virus. The mode of transmission is contagious like through coughing, sneezing etc., Symptoms like cough fever and shortness of breath is common in COVID- 19 as like SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV. The pathogenesis of corona virus mostly effects the human cells and causes the replication in the host cells which finally infects all the cells in the human body.

The severity of the disease depends on parameters of the symptoms according to the guidelines WHO. The specimen collection is mostly useful in the detection of this virus. The management of the nCoV is different in all children adults and pregnant patients.