The coronavirus. The chronology and geography of the spread of dangerous diseases

Soldiers in protective suits sprayed disinfectant to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus at the railway station Condega in Daegu, South Korea. Photo-Kim Hyun-tai / Yonhap via AP

At the end of last year, the world was alarmed because of the emergence of a new virus. “Wuhan coronavirus” in just a few months could become a threat not only in China but throughout the World.

Learn more about “Wuhan coronavirus”.

What is the coronavirus?

Coronavirus is a family of virus that includes about 40 species. The beginning of The clinical picture directly coincides with the influenza virus. For the first time coronavirus has been detected in 1965 in a patient with acute respiratory infection (main risk is the development of SARS). The variety is recognized to distinguish between intestinal and respiratory forms.

Viral cells the coronavirus have the appearance of a sphere containing one chain spiral chain of RNA. The name of The virus got by chance, because the spikes and hairs on the membrane resemble a crown.

Epidemiology

The main peak of the disease among the population falls in the spring and autumn seasons. The incubation period can range from 3 to 14 days. The average annual percentage incidence varies from 15 to 34 percent. The main ways of spread – fecal-oral, aerogenic and contact-household. High endemicity due to the large number of patients with obliterated or unclear clinical picture. Under the threat of virus infection – children. According to statistics, adults are sick less than 7 times.

The danger of coronavirus is quite high pathogenicity and resistance antibioticbuy. With a poorly developed health system, the number of cases will grow rapidly. Mostly threatens poor countries in Africa and India.

Type of coronavirus, which frighten the population of the different countries media, first appeared in the food market in China, in Wuhan. About this outbreak is unknown, because the Chinese government is extremely hostile to the dissemination of information to the masses.

Fresh morbidity data show that of the cases of infection – 95070, deaths – 3253, recovered – 51046.

Distribution in Asian countries

The first who fell under the high risk of infection, become Asian countries (Republic of Korea, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan). According to the latest news, after 2 months the Republic of Korea has officially announced the appearance of the first patients. Now in Korea there are 7 041 registered cases related to the coronavirus.

China is a major tourist and economic center, it is not surprising that many countries are coming under serious threat. However, the strengthened sanitary-epidemiological control reduces the likelihood of a pandemic in the Eastern countries.

In China, the number of diseased by the virus on March 7, 2020 is 80 651 people, the exact number is constantly changing. However, more than half of the patients have recovered. Deaths due to delays in seeking medical help. According to recent reports, the government of China has managed to contain the virus, but due to lack of personal protective equipment (masks, antiseptics) it is hard to talk about the complete victory.

The number of cases in Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan does not exceed 1000 people. Perhaps this is due to earlier awareness of neighbouring countries, which led to a small infection of the population.

In Indonesia, on 4 March this year, was revealed 2 cases of coronavirus. But the Indonesian health Minister has already made the official statement that most medical facilities are willing to accept and help people living with the virus. The government also plans to build a private hospital on a private island that will accommodate up to 1 thousand people.

The spread of the coronavirus in Western countries

You need to understand that the US has quite a lot of factories in China and trade routes, which can be a major etiological factor in the occurrence of large outbreaks. However, thanks to high-tech medical care, good sanitary-epidemiological control, the number of cases with coronavirus managed to reduce to 127. Officially, the US government admitted about the presence of patients with coronavirus on January 22 of this year. Among Latin American countries, the incidence does not exceed 50 people.

On 29 January this year in the United States was the first case of a lethal outcome. Details were not disclosed. However, the coronavirus began to spread on the West coast of Washington state.

The spread of the coronavirus in European countries

International tourism has become the main reason for the high infection rates in Europe. The total number of cases is more than 6 thousand people. The leader can declare of Italy, which has 4 636 cases related to the coronavirus. Possible reason is a warm, favorable climate, and a large number of foreign tourists.

In particular, the first case of a lethal outcome in Europe was recorded January 25, 2020. Senior citizen of the China with the erased clinical picture was in the hospital in France, and after a few days it was recorded a sharp deterioration. Later came the clinical death due to severe pulmonary infection. This is considered the first international case of death from the coronavirus.

In Greece already introduced a special regime of stay in three regions for preventing the prevalence of the virus. Under threat are political elections in Poland, which might be postponed or canceled. Throughout Europe there are various social unrest. It Basically quarantines smaller events, where there were cases of the virus.

In January the health Minister of Germany, addressed the conference with a statement about the low its willingness of the European health system. He stressed that medical institutions are not able to provide complete control of the patients with coronavirus.

According to who statistics, the world is on the brink of a pandemic, but everything is so scary, how to tell the media? Of course, the danger of this virus cannot be denied, however, the number of deaths per day from ordinary flu or atypical pneumonia, which developed on the background of a completely different infection, much more. Coronavirus big medico-social phenomenon that requires the attention and cooperation among all countries, where the virus was found. Long after the first outbreak, the Chinese government refused to divulge any details. To create panic about coronavirus are not worth it, because it is enough to observe sanitary-hygienic norms and in time to see a doctor, in order not to fall under the influence of a dangerous virus.