The Coronavirus (Sars-Cov-2): An Overview of Its Origin, Mechanism of Replication and Preventive Measures for Future Outbreaks
Professor Satyesh Chandra Roy *
Department of Botany, Centre of Advanced Study for Cell and Chromosome Research, University of Calcutta, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Coronavirus (Sars-Cov-2) emerged from Wuhan city of China in 2019 and rapidly turned into a pandemic throughout the world, causing devastating effects to human beings. This virus was initially named as 2019-nCoV or Wuhan coronavirus. The popular name of the virus is now SARS-CoV-2 or Coronavirus and the disease is known as COVID-19 or CoV-19. This virus was developing severe acute respiratory syndrome, causing deaths at an exponential rate in all countries. In this study, different aspects of the virus, including its habitat of the virus, have been discussed. The method of the spread of the virus and its way of identification have also been described. Lastly, the cause and remedy of the spread of disease as a pandemic have been elaborated.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, open reading frames, infectious bronchitis virus, vaccine, MERS outbreak