Webinar: Challenges in the institutions of education during COVID-19 pandemic
Forum organized by Hospital Sungai Buloh and Institute for Clinical Research, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Speaker: Dr Yasmin Gani, ID Physician, Hospital Sungai Buloh, MOH Malaysia.
More info, please go to: https://clinupcovid.mailerpage.com/resources/v3h7k9-cabaran-institusi-pendidikan-di-e
Rekha Dehariya (M.Sc nursing 1st year) Bhopal Nursing College, Bhopal
Covid -19 has effected broud number of people all over the world. the health education is necessary to aware people about it.
coronavirus disease (COVID-19),origin,epidemiology,risk factors and causes,mode of transmission,pathophysiology,signs and symptoms,management,comlication,preventive measures
The Corona virus pandemic has costed a lot of lives through out the world.
Here are some in formations about what is known so far.
It includes cause, Spread, Signs and Symptoms.
it also has the ongoing myths about corona virus.
Webinar: Challenges in the institutions of education during COVID-19 pandemic
Forum organized by Hospital Sungai Buloh and Institute for Clinical Research, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Speaker: Dr Yasmin Gani, ID Physician, Hospital Sungai Buloh, MOH Malaysia.
More info, please go to: https://clinupcovid.mailerpage.com/resources/v3h7k9-cabaran-institusi-pendidikan-di-e
Rekha Dehariya (M.Sc nursing 1st year) Bhopal Nursing College, Bhopal
Covid -19 has effected broud number of people all over the world. the health education is necessary to aware people about it.
coronavirus disease (COVID-19),origin,epidemiology,risk factors and causes,mode of transmission,pathophysiology,signs and symptoms,management,comlication,preventive measures
The Corona virus pandemic has costed a lot of lives through out the world.
Here are some in formations about what is known so far.
It includes cause, Spread, Signs and Symptoms.
it also has the ongoing myths about corona virus.
Coronavirus is the virus which is responsible for causing the disease COVID-19, and it has been declared pandemic by WHO and it is the virus which has been emerged from the bats.
Features, Evaluation and Treatment Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The WHO and other organizations have issued the following general recommendations:
Avoid close contact with subjects suffering from acute respiratory infections.
Wash your hands frequently, especially after contact with infected people or their environment.
Avoid unprotected contact with farm or wild animals.
People with symptoms of acute airway infection should keep their distance, cover coughs or sneezes with disposable tissues or clothes and wash their hands.
Strengthen, in particular, in emergency medicine departments, the application of strict hygiene measures for the prevention and control of infections.
Individuals that are immunocompromised should avoid public gatherings.
Patients and families should receive instruction to:
Avoid close contact with subjects suffering from acute respiratory infections.
Wash their hands frequently, especially after contact with sick people or their environment.
Avoid unprotected contact with farm or wild animals.
People with symptoms of acute airway infection should keep their distance, cover coughs or sneezes with disposable tissues or clothes and wash their hands.
Immunocompromised patients should avoid public exposure and public gatherings. If an immunocompromised individual must be in a closed space with multiple individuals present, such as a meeting in a small room; masks, gloves, and personal hygiene with antiseptic soap should be undertaken by those in close contact with the individual. In addition, prior room cleaning with antiseptic agents should be undertaken and performed before exposure. However, considering the danger involved to these individuals, exposure should be avoided unless a meeting, group event, etc. is a true emergency.
Strict personal hygiene measures are necessary for the prevention and control of this infection.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Complete information on coronavirus. Introduction, history, symptoms, covid19 structure, S protein of coronavirus, M proteins of coronavirus, spreading variations of coronavirus, vaccines, drugs to control coronavirus.
guidelines of WHO on Coronavirus, structure of coronavirus, prevention and ongoing researches for COVID-19, what does pandemic mean, role of immune system for coronavirus and how to improve general immunity, how COVID-19 got its name, about SARS-CoV-2, when and how to use mask and dispose it off, myths related to coronavirus, studies going on in Oxford University for vaccine of COVID-19 from chimpanzee called as ChAdOx1 nCoV-19
Novel corona virus (COVID-19) its cause, symptoms and treatmentMedical Knowledge
In this SlideShare, you can learn about the pandemic Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) and also seek knowledge about,
1. What is Coronavirus?
2. Types of the Coronavirus.
3. Transmission of Coronavirus.
4. Prevention of Coronavirus.
5. Treatment of Coronavirus.
6. Diet in Coronavirus.
7. Symptoms of Coronavirus.
8. How Coronavirus get its name?
9. What is MERS_COVID & SARS_COVID?
To download the PowerPoint of this click below:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1s35dGMbsaO8WT2RG8NudOBc4lF2u5JXyH0MVQWpiaXk
To view the video tutorial click below:
https://youtu.be/sKVFN250l_Q
corona virus , a group of RNA viruses, covid 19 affects people in different ways. most infected people will develop mild to moderate illness and recover without hospitalization.
This slide presentation historically, statistically and attractively explains various vaccines for covid19 available in India. (Please update the statistical data to current values)
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.
The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is to be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol based rub frequently and not touching your face.
The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow).
Stay informed:
Protect yourself: advice for the public
Myth busters
Coronavirus is the virus which is responsible for causing the disease COVID-19, and it has been declared pandemic by WHO and it is the virus which has been emerged from the bats.
Features, Evaluation and Treatment Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The WHO and other organizations have issued the following general recommendations:
Avoid close contact with subjects suffering from acute respiratory infections.
Wash your hands frequently, especially after contact with infected people or their environment.
Avoid unprotected contact with farm or wild animals.
People with symptoms of acute airway infection should keep their distance, cover coughs or sneezes with disposable tissues or clothes and wash their hands.
Strengthen, in particular, in emergency medicine departments, the application of strict hygiene measures for the prevention and control of infections.
Individuals that are immunocompromised should avoid public gatherings.
Patients and families should receive instruction to:
Avoid close contact with subjects suffering from acute respiratory infections.
Wash their hands frequently, especially after contact with sick people or their environment.
Avoid unprotected contact with farm or wild animals.
People with symptoms of acute airway infection should keep their distance, cover coughs or sneezes with disposable tissues or clothes and wash their hands.
Immunocompromised patients should avoid public exposure and public gatherings. If an immunocompromised individual must be in a closed space with multiple individuals present, such as a meeting in a small room; masks, gloves, and personal hygiene with antiseptic soap should be undertaken by those in close contact with the individual. In addition, prior room cleaning with antiseptic agents should be undertaken and performed before exposure. However, considering the danger involved to these individuals, exposure should be avoided unless a meeting, group event, etc. is a true emergency.
Strict personal hygiene measures are necessary for the prevention and control of this infection.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Complete information on coronavirus. Introduction, history, symptoms, covid19 structure, S protein of coronavirus, M proteins of coronavirus, spreading variations of coronavirus, vaccines, drugs to control coronavirus.
guidelines of WHO on Coronavirus, structure of coronavirus, prevention and ongoing researches for COVID-19, what does pandemic mean, role of immune system for coronavirus and how to improve general immunity, how COVID-19 got its name, about SARS-CoV-2, when and how to use mask and dispose it off, myths related to coronavirus, studies going on in Oxford University for vaccine of COVID-19 from chimpanzee called as ChAdOx1 nCoV-19
Novel corona virus (COVID-19) its cause, symptoms and treatmentMedical Knowledge
In this SlideShare, you can learn about the pandemic Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) and also seek knowledge about,
1. What is Coronavirus?
2. Types of the Coronavirus.
3. Transmission of Coronavirus.
4. Prevention of Coronavirus.
5. Treatment of Coronavirus.
6. Diet in Coronavirus.
7. Symptoms of Coronavirus.
8. How Coronavirus get its name?
9. What is MERS_COVID & SARS_COVID?
To download the PowerPoint of this click below:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1s35dGMbsaO8WT2RG8NudOBc4lF2u5JXyH0MVQWpiaXk
To view the video tutorial click below:
https://youtu.be/sKVFN250l_Q
corona virus , a group of RNA viruses, covid 19 affects people in different ways. most infected people will develop mild to moderate illness and recover without hospitalization.
This slide presentation historically, statistically and attractively explains various vaccines for covid19 available in India. (Please update the statistical data to current values)
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.
The best way to prevent and slow down transmission is to be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol based rub frequently and not touching your face.
The COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow).
Stay informed:
Protect yourself: advice for the public
Myth busters
A pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan, China was first reported to the WHO
Country Office in China on 31 December 2019.In the last Nine months, almost Ten lakhs of
lives have already been Death, around three billion of people are in quarantine, and global
economies have been decreased. The outbreak of pandemic Covid-19 all over the world has
broken down the political, social, economic, religious and financial structures of the whole
world. The World’s top economies country such as the Australia, USA, India China, UK,
Germany, France, Italy, Japan and many others. The Stock Markets around the world have
been broken down and oil prices have fallen off a cliff. A report was published on BBC where
they describe every single week 3.3 million Americans have been unemployment and a week
later another 6.6 million people started searching for new jobs. The novel coronavirus is a
microscopic organism that has become an epidemic over time around the world. The United
States, Europe, Britain, Italy, Spain and France have already been hit by the virus. These
countries have already become mortal by Corona virus.
Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that cause disease in animals. Seven, including the new virus, have made the jump to humans, but most just cause cold-like symptoms.
Two other coronaviruses – Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) – are much more severe,
Coronaviruses & COVID 19 - Its Morphology, Role, Mechanism of Action, and Tre...Haider Ali Malik
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses transmitting between animals and people that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV).
COVID-19 is a respiratory illness caused by a newly identified coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2
The current COVID-19 outbreak originated in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. World Health Organization (WHO) has been to characterized the outbreak as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. (WHO Bulletin 2020)
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are known to cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China. This is a new coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. im mentioned in this ppt about Coronavirus disease symptoms, transmission, mechanism, treatment, diagnosis etc.
PPT describes brief introduction about the coronavirus and covid pandemic. You will get to know about the various classes of Coronavirus and their comparision between them and also the myths regarding this pandemic.
Cancer cell metabolism: special Reference to Lactate PathwayAADYARAJPANDEY1
Normal Cell Metabolism:
Cellular respiration describes the series of steps that cells use to break down sugar and other chemicals to get the energy we need to function.
Energy is stored in the bonds of glucose and when glucose is broken down, much of that energy is released.
Cell utilize energy in the form of ATP.
The first step of respiration is called glycolysis. In a series of steps, glycolysis breaks glucose into two smaller molecules - a chemical called pyruvate. A small amount of ATP is formed during this process.
Most healthy cells continue the breakdown in a second process, called the Kreb's cycle. The Kreb's cycle allows cells to “burn” the pyruvates made in glycolysis to get more ATP.
The last step in the breakdown of glucose is called oxidative phosphorylation (Ox-Phos).
It takes place in specialized cell structures called mitochondria. This process produces a large amount of ATP. Importantly, cells need oxygen to complete oxidative phosphorylation.
If a cell completes only glycolysis, only 2 molecules of ATP are made per glucose. However, if the cell completes the entire respiration process (glycolysis - Kreb's - oxidative phosphorylation), about 36 molecules of ATP are created, giving it much more energy to use.
IN CANCER CELL:
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
introduction to WARBERG PHENOMENA:
WARBURG EFFECT Usually, cancer cells are highly glycolytic (glucose addiction) and take up more glucose than do normal cells from outside.
Otto Heinrich Warburg (; 8 October 1883 – 1 August 1970) In 1931 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology for his "discovery of the nature and mode of action of the respiratory enzyme.
WARNBURG EFFECT : cancer cells under aerobic (well-oxygenated) conditions to metabolize glucose to lactate (aerobic glycolysis) is known as the Warburg effect. Warburg made the observation that tumor slices consume glucose and secrete lactate at a higher rate than normal tissues.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
Seminar of U.V. Spectroscopy by SAMIR PANDASAMIR PANDA
Spectroscopy is a branch of science dealing the study of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy refers to absorption spectroscopy or reflect spectroscopy in the UV-VIS spectral region.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy is an analytical method that can measure the amount of light received by the analyte.
Introduction:
RNA interference (RNAi) or Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) is an important biological process for modulating eukaryotic gene expression.
It is highly conserved process of posttranscriptional gene silencing by which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) causes sequence-specific degradation of mRNA sequences.
dsRNA-induced gene silencing (RNAi) is reported in a wide range of eukaryotes ranging from worms, insects, mammals and plants.
This process mediates resistance to both endogenous parasitic and exogenous pathogenic nucleic acids, and regulates the expression of protein-coding genes.
What are small ncRNAs?
micro RNA (miRNA)
short interfering RNA (siRNA)
Properties of small non-coding RNA:
Involved in silencing mRNA transcripts.
Called “small” because they are usually only about 21-24 nucleotides long.
Synthesized by first cutting up longer precursor sequences (like the 61nt one that Lee discovered).
Silence an mRNA by base pairing with some sequence on the mRNA.
Discovery of siRNA?
The first small RNA:
In 1993 Rosalind Lee (Victor Ambros lab) was studying a non- coding gene in C. elegans, lin-4, that was involved in silencing of another gene, lin-14, at the appropriate time in the
development of the worm C. elegans.
Two small transcripts of lin-4 (22nt and 61nt) were found to be complementary to a sequence in the 3' UTR of lin-14.
Because lin-4 encoded no protein, she deduced that it must be these transcripts that are causing the silencing by RNA-RNA interactions.
Types of RNAi ( non coding RNA)
MiRNA
Length (23-25 nt)
Trans acting
Binds with target MRNA in mismatch
Translation inhibition
Si RNA
Length 21 nt.
Cis acting
Bind with target Mrna in perfect complementary sequence
Piwi-RNA
Length ; 25 to 36 nt.
Expressed in Germ Cells
Regulates trnasposomes activity
MECHANISM OF RNAI:
First the double-stranded RNA teams up with a protein complex named Dicer, which cuts the long RNA into short pieces.
Then another protein complex called RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex) discards one of the two RNA strands.
The RISC-docked, single-stranded RNA then pairs with the homologous mRNA and destroys it.
THE RISC COMPLEX:
RISC is large(>500kD) RNA multi- protein Binding complex which triggers MRNA degradation in response to MRNA
Unwinding of double stranded Si RNA by ATP independent Helicase
Active component of RISC is Ago proteins( ENDONUCLEASE) which cleave target MRNA.
DICER: endonuclease (RNase Family III)
Argonaute: Central Component of the RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC)
One strand of the dsRNA produced by Dicer is retained in the RISC complex in association with Argonaute
ARGONAUTE PROTEIN :
1.PAZ(PIWI/Argonaute/ Zwille)- Recognition of target MRNA
2.PIWI (p-element induced wimpy Testis)- breaks Phosphodiester bond of mRNA.)RNAse H activity.
MiRNA:
The Double-stranded RNAs are naturally produced in eukaryotic cells during development, and they have a key role in regulating gene expression .
Professional air quality monitoring systems provide immediate, on-site data for analysis, compliance, and decision-making.
Monitor common gases, weather parameters, particulates.
Richard's aventures in two entangled wonderlandsRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
1. Coronavirus(covid-19)
The name "coronavirus" is derived from Latin corona meaning "crown" or
"wreath", itself a borrowing from Greek κορώνη korṓnē, "garland,
wreath".[The name was coined by June Almeida and David Tyrrell who first
observed and studied human coronaviruses.
Family: coronaviridae
Class: pisoniviricetes
Phylum: pisuviricota
Kingdom: orthornavirae
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is defined as illness caused by a novel
coronavirus now called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2; formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified amid an outbreak of
respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. It was initially reported to
the WHO on December 31, 2019. On January 30, 2020, the WHO declared the COVID-19
outbreak a global health emergency. On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a
global pandemic, its first such designation since declaring H1N1 influenza a pandemic
in 2009. That cause disease in mammals and birds like bats.
2. history
in 1965 when Tyrrell and Bynoe1 found that they could passage a virus named
B814. It was found in human embryonic tracheal organ cultures obtained from the
respiratory tract of an adult with a common cold.
In one study carried out in Canada in 2001,more than 500 patients presented with flu-like
symptoms. Until 2002corona virus was considered a relatively simple, nonfatal virus however,
an outbreak in2002–2003 in Guangdong province in China, which resulted in spread to many
other countries, including Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong Singapore
Human coronaviruses, first discovered in the 1960s, are responsible for a substantial
proportion of upper respiratory tract infections in children.
I ndeed, another outbreak in Saudi Arabia in 2012 resulted in many deaths and spread
first to other countries in the Middle East and then worldwide,
coronaviruses have since been identified, includin ”SARS-CoV” in 2003,” HCoV
NL63” in 2004,” HCoV HKU1” in 2005,” MERS-CoV” in 2012, and” SARS-CoV-2” in
2019.
3. On 31 December 2019, health authorities in China reported to the World Health
Organization (WHO) a cluster of viral pneumonia cases of unknown cause in Wuhan,
Hubei and an investigation was launched in early January 2020.On 30 January, the
WHO declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
(PHEIC)—7818 cases confirmed globally, affecting 19 countries in five WHO regions.
The earliest known person with symptoms was later discovered to have fallen ill on
1 December 2019, and that person did not have visible connections with the later wet
market cluster
On 13 March 2020, an unverified report from the South China Morning Post suggested a
case traced back to 17 November 2019 (a 55-year-old from Hubei) may have been the first
person infected.
he WHO recognized the spread of COVID-19 as a pandemic on 11 March
2020. Italy, Iran, South Korea, and Japan reported surging cases. The total numbers
outside China quickly passed China‘s.
The first confirmed death was in Wuhan on 9 January 2020.The first death outside of
China occurred on 1 February in the Philippines,and the first death outside Asia was in
France on 14 February.
Epidemiology
4. Various corona viruses are
infected in human
HCoV 229 E (α-corona virus)
HCoV OC43 (β-corona virus)
SARS CoV (β-corona virus)
HCoV NL63 (α-corona virus)
HKU-1 (β-corona virus)
MERS CoV (β-corona virus)
SARS CoV-2 (β-corona virus)
HCoV- (Human corona virus)
MERS CoV- (Middle east
respiratory syndrome corona virus)
SARSCoV-2-(Severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus-
2)
SARS CoV-2 are originated from Wuhan now it is a pandemic (spread in all
over the world )
5. structure
Coronaviruses are large, roughly spherical, particles with bulbous surface projections.
the average diameter of the virus particles is around 125 nm (.125 μm). The
diameter of the envelope is 85 nm and the spikes are 20 nm long. The envelope of
the virus in electron micrographs appears as a distinct pair of electron-dense shells
(shells that are relatively opaque to the electron beam used to scan the virus
particle).
6. T he viral envelope consists of a lipid bilayer, in which the membrane (M), envelope (E)
and spike (S) structural proteins are anchored
The coronavirus surface spikes are homotrimers of the S protein, which is composed of
an S1 and S2 subunit.
The S1 subunit forms the head of the spike and has the receptor binding domain (RBD).
The S2 subunit forms the stem which anchors the spike in the viral envelope and on
protease activation enables fusion.
The E and M protein are important in forming the viral envelope and maintaining
its structural shape.
Inside the envelope, there is the nucleocapsid, which is formed from multiple copies of
the nucleocapsid (N) protein, which are bound to the positive-sense single-
stranded RNA genome in a continuous beads-on-a-string type conformation. The lipid
bilayer envelope, membrane proteins, and nucleocapsid protect the virus when it is
outside the host cell.
ronaviruses contain a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA genome. The genome size for
coronaviruses ranges from 26.4 to 31.7 kilobases. The genome size is one of the largest
among RNA viruses. The genome has a 5′ methylated cap and a 3′ polyadenylated tail.
8. infection begins when the viral spike protein attaches to its complementary host cell
receptor. After attachment, a protease of the host cell cleaves and activates the receptor-
attached spike protein. Depending on the host cell protease available, cleavage and
activation allows the virus to enter the host cell by endocytosis or direct fusion of the viral
envelop with the host membrane.
2. Genome translation
1. Cell entry
On entry into the host cell, the virus particle is uncoated, and its genome enters the cell
cytoplasm. The coronavirus RNA genome has a 5′ methylated cap and a 3′ polyadenylated
tail, which allows the RNA to attach to the host cell's ribosome for translation. The host
ribosome translates the initial overlapping open reading frames ORF1a and ORF1b of the
virus genome into two large overlapping polyproteins, pp1a and pp1ab.
The polyproteins have their own proteases, PLpro and 3CLpro which cleave the
polyproteins at different specific sites. The cleavage of polyprotein pp1ab yields 16
nonstructural proteins (nsp1 to nsp16). Product proteins include various replication proteins
such as RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (nsp12), RNA helicase (nsp13),
and exoribonuclease (nsp14).
9. 3. Replicase-transcriptase
The main replicase-transcriptase protein is the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp).
It is directly involved in the replication and transcription of RNA from an RNA strand. The
other nonstructural proteins in the complex assist in the replication and transcription
process.
Replication – One of the main functions of the complex is to replicate the viral genome.
RdRp directly mediates the synthesis of negative-sense genomic RNA from the positive-
sense genomic RNA. This is followed by the replication of positive-sense genomic RNA
from the negative-sense genomic RNA.
Transcription – The other important function of the complex is to transcribe the viral
genome. RdRp directly mediates the synthesis of negative-sense subgenomic RNA
molecules from the positive-sense genomic RNA. This process is followed by the
transcription of these negative-sense subgenomic RNA molecules to their corresponding
positive-sense mRNAs. The subgenomic mRNAs form a "nested set" which have a common
5'-head and partially duplicate 3'-end.
10.
11. 4. Assembly and release
The replicated positive-sense genomic RNA becomes the genome of the progeny viruses.
These mRNAs are translated by the host's ribosomes into the structural proteins and a
number of accessory proteins.
RNA translation occurs inside the endoplasmic reticulum. The viral structural proteins S, E,
and M move along the secretory pathway into the Golgi intermediate compartment. There, the
M proteins direct most protein-protein interactions required for assembly of viruses following
its binding to the nucleocapsid.Progeny viruses are then released from the host cell
by exocytosis through secretory vesicles. Once released the viruses can infect other host cells.[
Human coronaviruses infect the epithelial cells of the respiratory tract, while animal
coronaviruses generally infect the epithelial cells of the digestive tract. SARS
coronavirus, for example, infects via an aerosol route, the human epithelial cells of the
lungs by binding to the angiotensin-converting enzyme
2 (ACE2)receptor. Transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus (TGEV) infects, via a
fecal-oral route,[ the pig epithelial cells of the digestive tract by binding to the alanine
aminopeptidase (APN).
15. DIAGNOSIS
Confirmation test
Samples for diagnosis
•Swabs
•Sputum
•Lavage
•Aspirates
•Serum
• rt-PCR
rt (Real time )
PCR(Polymerase chain reaction)
INCUBATION PERIOD- 4 to 21 days person should be QUARANTINE
16. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) : is a method widely used to
rapidly make millions to billions of copies of a specific DNA sample, allowing scientists to take
a very small sample of DNA and amplify it to a large enough amount to study in detail. PCR was
invented in 1984 by the American biochemist Kary Mullisat Cetus Corporation. It is
fundamental to much of genetic testing including analysis of ancient samples of DNA and
identification of infectious agents. Using PCR, copies of very small amounts of DNA
sequences are exponentially amplified in a series of cycles of temperature changes. PCR is now
a common and often indispensable technique used in medical laboratory and clinical laboratory
research for a broad variety of applications including biomedical research and criminal forensics.
17. When a respiratory sample is collected from the person being tested it is treated with certain
chemicals which break down extraneous substances and allow the RNA to be removed from the
sample and tested. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is a technique tha
first uses reverse transcription to convert the extracted RNA into DNA and then uses PCR to
amplify a piece of the resulting DNA, creating enough to be examined in order to determine if it
matches the genetic code of SARS-CoV-2.Real-time PCR (qPCR)[ provides advantages during
the PCR portion of this process, including automating it and enabling high-throughput and more
reliable instrumentation, and has become the preferred method.
These tests typically detect the amplified virus sequences using fluorescent tags which have
to be read out with specialized machines. In one new development, the CRISPR gene editing
technology was modified to detect the viral sequences instead: if the modified CRISPR
enzyme attaches to the sequence, it releases a signal which colors a paper strip. The
researchers expect the resulting test to be cheap and easy to use in patient-care setting…
COVID-19 testing can identify the SARS-CoV-2 virus and includes methods that
detect the presence of the virus itself (, RT-PCR) isothermal nucleic acid
amplification antigen and those that detect antibodies produced in response to
infection. Detection of antibodies (serological tests) can be used both for diagnosis and
for population surveillance. Antibody tests show how many people have had the disease,
including those whose symptoms were minor or who were asymptomatic, but may not
find antibodies in someone with a current COVID-19 infection since antibodies may not
show up for weeks.