Types of human coronaviruses
Context While there are hundreds of coronaviruses that cause diseases in animals such as pigs, camels, bats and cats, till date seven different types of coronaviruses have been identified that…
What is a pandemic?
Context The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. What is a pandemic? Simply put, a pandemic is a measure of the spread of a disease. When a new…
SARS Epidemic
Context Death toll due to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) epidemic in China exceeded that of the SARS outbreak of 2002-2003. So far, 908 deaths have been reported, exceeding the SARS fatality…