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More details about COVID-19
Who is susceptible to COVID-19? The general population is susceptible to COVID-19 because they lack immunity to the virus; however, people with compromised immune systems are more susceptible. Increased exposure to the virus also raises the likelihood of infection even in people with normal immune function. In people with weakened immune systems, such as the elderly, those with kidney or liver dysfunction, people with chronic illnesses, and pregnant women, the disease progresses more rapidly with more severe symptoms. Can humans develop immunity to COVID-19? To date, scientific data on the duration of protective immune antibodies produced in patients after infection...
Coronavirus that also impacted the world
What is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV)? Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a coronavirus, called SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). The disease was first reported in China in 2003, spreading to several countries before the global outbreak was contained later that year. SARS is not the first viral disease originating in China to become a pandemic. Southern China was the source of the 1957 and 1968 influenza pandemics and the center of transmission for new strains of avian influenza in 1997 and 2001. The main symptoms of SARS include respiratory infection symptoms, headache, muscle pain,...
Consequences and resistance of viruses
Viruses that cause respiratory infections: Viruses that cause respiratory infections are those that invade and proliferate in the epithelial cells of the respiratory tract. The most well-known viruses that affect the respiratory tract are: Influenza viruses belong to the Orthomyxoviridae family. They are RNA viruses that include four genera: A, B, C, and Thogotovirus. Influenza A and B viruses cause epidemics, while influenza C virus causes infections with less severe symptoms. Viruses in the Paramyxoviridae family include: paramyxoviruses, respiratory syncytial virus, measles virus, mumps virus, Hendra virus, Nipah virus, and human metapneumovirus. The rubella virus of the Togaviride family The...