Due to the Coronavirus pandemic situation, it has become essential to understand what it is. In order to prevent the virus one needs to get aware of it.


Where the whole world is quarantining itself it is somewhere benefitting the students to prepare for the upcoming exams. The ones which are preparing for the competition exam can go through a few of the important questions mentioned below on coronavirus.


These are the questions that can be asked in SSC Exam 2020 and other competitive exams in 2020.
 
  1. What is Coronavirus?
    Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).
    Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a new strain that was discovered in 2019 and has not been previously identified in humans.
    Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and people.  Detailed investigations found that SARS-CoV was transmitted from civet cats to humans and MERS-CoV from dromedary camels to humans. Several known coronaviruses are circulating in animals that have not yet infected humans.

     
  2. - What is COVID-19?
    COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus. This new virus and disease were unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. 

     
  3. - Is COVID-19 the same as SARS?
    No. The virus that causes COVID-19 and the one that caused the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003 are related to each other genetically, but the diseases they cause are quite different.
    SARS was more deadly but much less infectious than COVID-19. There have been no outbreaks of SARS anywhere in the world since 2003.


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  4. Can the virus that causes COVID-19 be transmitted through the air?
    Studies to date suggest that the virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through contact with respiratory droplets rather than through the air. 
    People can catch COVID-19 from others who have the virus. The disease can spread from person to person through small droplets from the nose or mouth which are spread when a person with COVID-19 coughs or exhales. These droplets land on objects and surfaces around the person. Other people then catch COVID-19 by touching these objects or surfaces, then touching their eyes, nose or mouth. People can also catch COVID-19 if they breathe in droplets from a person with COVID-19 who coughs out or exhales droplets. This is why it is important to stay more than 1 meter (3 feet) away from a person who is sick.

     
  5. - What is the difference between the epidemic & pandemic?
    Epidemic: the word is used mainly when a problem is not in control. It is also used when the problem is bigger and spreading on a large scale.
    Pandemic: the word is used when the problem has grown out of control and is spreading in multiple countries or regions of the world.

 


Note: These are the possible questions that can be asked. The answers have been taken from the WHO website.