The document discusses Coronavirus (COVID-19), including that it is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Most people experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without treatment, but older people and those with underlying medical conditions are more likely to develop serious illness. The main symptoms are listed. It also discusses virus classification, transmission, prevention methods, risk factors, treatment options, and current vaccine development efforts.

1. By-Tajinder Singh
Class-10

3. Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease
caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.
Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will
experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover
without requiring special treatment.
Older people, and those with underlying medical problems
like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory
disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious
illness.

4. Coronavirus (COVID-19)
1. Virus classification(unranked) : Virus
2. Realm : Riboviria
3. Kingdom : Orthornavirae
4. Phylum : Pisuviricota
5. Class : Pisoniviricetes
6. Order : Nidovirales
7. Family : Coronaviridae
8. Subfamily : Orthocoronavirinae
9. Genera : Alphacoronavirus
•Betacoronavirus
•Gammacoronavirus
•Deltacoronavirus
8. Synonyms : Coronavirinae

5. Symptoms of COVID-19
The main symptoms include :
1.Fever 7.Body Aches
2.Coughing 8.Headache
3.Shortness of Breath 9.Sore Throat
4.Trouble Breathing 10.Loss of Smell
5.Fatigue 11.Nausea
6.Chills, Sometimes With 12.Diarrhea
Shaking

6. Symptoms of COVID-19
The virus can lead to pneumonia, respiratory
failure, septic shock, and death. Many COVID-19
complications may be caused by a condition
known as cytokine release syndrome or a cytokine
storm. This is when an infection triggers your
immune system to flood your bloodstream with
inflammatory proteins called cytokines.
They can kill tissue and damage your organs.

7. What To Do If You Think You Have It ?
•If you don’t feel well, stay at home.
•Call the doctor if you have trouble breathing.
•Follow the doctor’s advice and keep up with
the news on COVID-19.

8. Coronavirus Risk Factors
Anyone can get COVID-19, and the most infections
are mild. The older you are, the higher your risk of
severe illness.
You also have a higher chance of serious illness if you
have one of there health conditions:
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
A weakened immune system due to organ transplant
Obesity
Sickle Cell Disease
Type 2 Diabetes

9. Coronavirus Transmission
Most of the time, it spreads when a sick person
coughs or sneezes. They can spray droplets as far
as 6 feet away. If you breathe them in or
swallow them, the virus can get into your body.
Some people who have the virus don't have
symptoms, but they can still spread the virus.
You can also get the virus from touching a surface
or object the virus is on, then touching your mouth,
nose, or possibly your eyes. Most viruses can live
for several hours on a surface that they land on.

10. Coronavirus Prevention
Wash your hands often with soap and water or clean them
with an alcohol-based sanitizer.
Practice Social Distancing.
Cover your mouth and nose in public.
Don’t touch your face.
Clean and Disinfect.

11. Coronavirus Vaccine
There’s no cure yet,
but researchers are working hard to find one.
There is NO vaccine for COVID-19.
More than 100 vaccine projects are in various
phases of development.

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