1. Coronavirus
What is it ?
Lesson 1
By: Liat Soresman
Source : Worlds health organisation WHO
2. What is it?
In Dec 2019 their was a cluster of
pneumonia cases in China
This virus was unknown but now called the
Corona virus 2019
3. Where did the name come from?
Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses
In the cell structure, there are protein spikes
that look like crowns called Corona which in
Latin means Crown
COVID-19
4. Other types of Coronaviruses
The world has previously had
the SARS and the MERS
problem- we got through
those problems
6. Generally it is a mild
Sometimes like a stronger Flu
But in some cases it can be more
serious
Coronaviruses are not new
The world has previously had the
SARS and the MERS problem- we got
through those problems
7. Started in China at a seafood and live
animal market in Wuhan
It has been spread to others in the
family and people working in the
healthcare
11. Your body has antibodies to help you
This means that your body has good cell like
soldier cells to help your body fight off the virus
or bad cells
When looking at the statistics- remember lots of
people also recover from this
13. Treatments
• No specific treatment
• Supportive care
• Very bad cases- respirators to help get oxygen to the lungs to help with breathing
• BUT
• Various countries around the world who are developing treatment and vaccinations
