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Overall, COVID-19 has a higher global fatality rate than the flu. Three to four percent of those with recorded illnesses also have reported deaths. For comparison, the seasonal flu typically has a mortality rate of less than 0.1 percent, however this can change depending on access to healthcare.
How do coronaviruses affect the body?
Many species, including camels and bats, carry coronaviruses. Some of these viruses are capable of infecting people, and some of the ailments they can bring on can be fatal.
If a person is older, has a compromised immune system, or has another medical problem, they may be more likely to experience severe symptoms.
The common cold, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and Middle East respiratory syndrome are all diseases that are brought on by coronaviruses in people (MERS).
Coronavirus illness is also brought on by a coronavirus 19 (COVID-19). This condition is brought on by a coronavirus 2 infection that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2). More than 2 million people have died as a result of this virus and the current pandemic.
Effects of coronaviruses in general:
Virens operate by taking over cells. They replicate inside host cells before spreading to fresh cells all across the body.
Viruses cause an immunological response because they are pathogens that the body can not recognise.
Large, single-stranded RNA viruses called coronaviruses have protein spikes that resemble crowns on their surfaces.
These spikes facilitate their entry and attachment to cells.
People can contract coronaviruses through breathing, sneezing, or coughing droplets. The droplets might fall onto someone else or a surface like a door handle. The virus might spread if someone else touches the handle and then touches their mouth, nose, or eyes.
Coronaviruses primarily damage the respiratory system, which includes the nose and lungs, once they have entered the body. Some viruses, however, as well as the immunological response they cause, can have broader effects.