Corona Virus

Today we received news differently, more worrying and frightening. The media today can depict all the behind of the curtain, more often exaggerating. Lately we being feed with the gruesome footages of new virus Novel Coronavirus (2019 N-Cov). The news on the virus came quite gradual, from mild reports to escalating severe. The virus originated and first outbreak in Wuhan, one of the China developed capital. So, what the real truth about this deadly virus?

Coronavirus is large family of virus that can cause deadly disease in mammals and birds. There are many kinds of coronavirus but only few are known can affect human. The disease may range from normal cold to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) which previously had infected 8000 people and killed 800 in 2002-2003 outbreak. Another type of coronavirus was MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome occurred and in Saudi Arabia which consider deadlier than SARS, which had 850 people died from the disease.  Coronavirus is transmitted thru airborne droplets of an infected person fluids. The virus was believed first transmitted from animal to human before it being spread from human to human.

The 201 N-Cov story begin and initially transmitted from animal to human at Seafood Market Huanan at Wuhan. It was reported the early people infected with the virus were most from attending this market which now already in total shutdown. The signs of people infected with this virus include fever, cough and breathing difficulty. Subsequently more severe symptoms are including pneumonia and kidney failure.

Until now there is still no specific cure for this virus but there still treatment available of many of its symptoms. Even antibiotics are not effective because they only work on bacteria but some hospitalized patients received antibiotics due to possibility of bacteria co-infection. Being new coming virus, coronavirus still has no exact vaccines available to cure and most probable won’t be for few years to come.

Wearing face masks is very important, not just to avoid infected droplets but it more about to avoid the non infected patients from touching the faces when its transmitted through their hand. This is where the virus starts to develop and mutated into our lungs which can cause serious pneumonia.

Who are susceptible to this disease? Those young and strong immunity persons and having right amount protection of antibody consider less risk but they need take preventives measures. Those elder people with existing health problem are more vulnerable to this disease. Even more likely to those contracting chronic disease and having body access point like arteriovenous. How fast the body can respond to the virus determine the subsequent condition of the person.

All government agencies in China now work hand in hand to come with the best outcome and solution. Experts at all level are gathered to ensure the pandemic will progress in right direction. The agency is very meticulous in releasing the report on current situation and ensure the world receive the right information.  Hospitals are renovated to make more room available for the patience. Those who critical, they are centralized at selected hospital with update facilities.

Latest update on the virus, it was reported no evidence show that the virus was already mutated. The virus is developing based on the surrounding temperature, which enable the virus to multiply. Therefore, this show different vicinity has different potential how the virus develops and evolve.

The virus had alerted the global and emergency had declared by WHO to warn all nations to stand together. Its not China problem per se but  to be effective all nations are interdependent. Ironically, a Korean Film director Kim Sung-Soo in his 2013 movie ‘The Flu’, may had depicted the Coronavirus at its worst.

Seremban, 4 eb 2020.