What Are Coronaviruses?

It’s March 2020 and the world has been battling a new coronavirus outbreak for months. Here’s everything you need to know about COVID-19.

Since the first case of the novel coronavirus was reported in late 2019 in the city of Wuhan, China, the virus has made its way across the globe—resulting in economic decline, drastic quarantine measures, and thousands of deaths.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has now officially declared the outbreak a global pandemic, and has raised the global alert to the highest level possible.

Because of how little we know about COVD-19 and how quickly it’s spreading, this novel coronavirus is a cause for concern.

So, to find out more about COVD-19, we sat down with two medical professionals: Christine Tait-Burkard, PhD, an associate professor at the Roslin Institute of Edinburgh, and Mohsan Saeed, PhD, an investigator at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories.

For more information about coronaviruses (we're talking COVID-19, SARS, and MERS), what you can (and should) do to stay healthy, and how well equipped we are to handle the virus as it continues to spread—check out this Elements.

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John Hopkins Guide to Coronavirus COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)
"The most common symptoms include fever, fatigue, and dry cough. Fever (83-98%) Cough (46-82%, usually dry) Myalgia or fatigue (11-44%) Shortness of breath at onset (31%) Less common symptoms: Pharyngitis, Headache, Productive cough, GI symptoms, Hemoptysis"

Coronavirus: COVID-19 Is Now Officially A Pandemic, WHO Says
By dubbing COVID-19 a pandemic, the WHO is placing it in a different category than several recent deadly outbreaks, including the recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Zika virus outbreak in 2016 and the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. All three of those outbreaks were deemed to be international emergencies.

Covid-19 — Navigating the Uncharted
"It was rapidly shown to be caused by a novel coronavirus that is structurally related to the virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). As in two preceding instances of emergence of coronavirus disease in the past 18 years2 — SARS (2002 and 2003) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) (2012 to the present) — the Covid-19 outbreak has posed critical challenges for the public health, research, and medical communities."

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[StrykezMan]

No fear mongering just straight facts... Thank you Seeker!

[itzsleazy]

Seeker please could you make a video on the process of creating a vaccine? Lot's of people talk about vaccines but not the process that makes them, even more so how to mass produce them

[ethenallen]

I've been hearing different stories about how long this virus can "live" outside of a host. Could you make a video explaining how long and why this virus can live in layman's terms?

[Zonker]

Reinfection is my main concern. Also, healthy buggers raiding the shops and acting like it's the bloody zombie apocalyse. It's the oldsters and those with respitory issues that are probably dying, not you.

[lidlprinz]

IMHO that background music is too loud

[Phillhaddad]

After a month of sensationalism, thank you Seeker for delivering a clear, objective and informative report. Much needed.

[lajya]

It doesn't mention the part where toilet paper comes into play to fight it

[catalinacurio]

Thank you for the facts! Stay safe and well. 💙

[gollem]

It’s amazing how fast they start human trials when there’s a pandemic. Any other time and it takes sooo long.

[CCreal]

Please remember to only use hand sanitizer when washing your hands with soap and water is not possible. Hand sanitizers kill all bacteria indiscriminately. Whereas soapy water only kills the harmful bacteria. This is important to consider because you dont want to weaken your immune system while this pandemic is ongoing. Aside from a weakened immune system, over- use of hand sanitizers can put you and others around you at risk of developing a staph infection like C-diff or MRSA.

TO BE CLEAR:
I am not saying to not use hand sanitizer, if its your only option then absolutely use it and keep some on you in purse or car for traveling to and from places where you might not have access to soap and water. Be sure to use an alcohol based hand sanitizer that is a minimum 60% alcohol content. There are many products out there which use other chemicals to sanitize that have no effect on Coronavirus. If hand sanitizers are sold out near you, rubbing alcohol works (I put some in a small spray bottle but you could just pour some on your hand and rub thoroughly- be sure to get fingertips and under nails!). If rubbing alcohol is also sold out, go to the liquor store if you're old enough and buy some strong vodka. Everclear is a brand that works. You want one that is at least 120 proof (i.e., 60% alcohol content).

REMEBER: The CDC has made it clear that handwashing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds is the MOST effective way to prevent the spread of Corona.

[sandragrace]

This host has such a wonderful voice and way of speaking. I look forward to hearing more from your channel. Thanks!

[margis.]

For me, the background “music” noise interferes with receiving the presenter's words... and adds no value.

[catastropheoverclock]

Remember to wash your hands and post crazy unfounded theories and conspiracies in the comment section of YouTube videos.

[lyledal]

You used the "C" and "V" words.

Are you getting demonetized, or are you one of the channels YouTube say's can used the bad words?

[bestgrams]

Background music is totally out of order in this presentation, it is to loud and overwhelms what is being said.

[RedziRekuEdze]

70.000 people have already recovered from Corona

[FrankDijkstra]

Gilead? I hope it's not the one from The Handmaid's Tale!

[shoulders-of-giants]

Woe woe woe, hold on. Humans aren't animals anymore? What?

[Sebastian-ooxi]

1:20 isn't it that the real death rate most likely is lower than 3, 4% cause the number is generated by all known and tested cases...?

...And not the dark number of mild cases unreported.

[SomeDoooD]

The Chinese were eating bats when this all started. It's not an unknown link. They claimed it was good luck to eat bats because of the spelling of their name in Chinese. Was that disproven?