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SPECIAL ISSUE: COVID-19: A HOLISTIC INSIGHT

ABSTRACT

Coronavirus area largest cluster of viruses. Coronavirus is a RNA virus, with enveloped non metameric, single stranded and positive sense RNA genome. Within December 2019 corona virus emerged in Wuhan, China. It is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered corona virus. Coronaviruses mainly affects the common cold and respiratory tracts of birds, mammals, including humans. Other severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus (SARS–CoV), Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) are Zoonotic and particularly infectious viruses that have resulted in regional and world outbreaks. After a month SARA-CoV-2 is spreading across the globe, it is now present in 109 countries. In the March 11, 2020, WHO declared that Covid-19 is one the pandemic disease. In this review, we explained brief introduction, structure, classification and life cycle, current prevention and treatment methods.

 Keywords: Coronavirus, Covid-19, SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV