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How did Coronavirus originate?

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Leo Samuels

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Answered Apr 15, 2020

COVID-19 is a type of Coronavirus that is found in animals and can only be transmitted when a person consumes infected animals. Other coronaviruses include The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which started in the Southern Province of China.

COVID-19 is the most recent coronavirus found in the Wuhan market in China, where live animals are sold. Scientist believes the spread of the disease must have started with someone or people that have eaten an infected bat and got infected.

This virus then begins its spread from workers and then to the community at large through contact with respiratory droplets. This disease is said to be Zoonotic as it originally started from animals (mammals and birds) and then transferred to humans.

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Answered Apr 13, 2020

According to some studies, coronavirus started when a guy from Wuhan, China, ate an infected bat. The bat carried the virus, and it was passed on to the human being because of consumption. The infected human then met up with other people who also became infected. These people who also became infected touched a lot of surfaces and allowed other people to become even more infected. Due to this, some people were not even aware that they were sick, and they traveled to various parts of the world, which are why the virus can be found in different places. A lot of countries are greatly affected by this. A lot of businesses are suffering, too, as a result.
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Answered Mar 31, 2020

Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is believed to have originated in Wuhan, China. It was first identified in China in December of 2019. Coronavirus itself has been around for many years, but this particular strain, COVID, had never been seen in humans before.

This is because it is a zoonotic virus, which starts in animals. It is believed that the virus stated in an animal market, that is located in Wuhan, China. Some believe it was just because they were working with the foods, while others believe it is because they were eating the foods. Once the first human contracted it, the virus began to transfer between humans.

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Answered Mar 30, 2020

Initially, coronavirus disease is mostly contracted by animals, especially mammals, birds, and reptiles. While there might not be a real explanation as to where does the disease originate from, it is believed that humans became infected with the disease via certain animals. The first case of this disease was reported to have happened in Wuhan, a sub-provincial city in Central China.

Most Chinese are known with a certain habit of eating all kinds of animals in different ways; in fact, some of them eat live animals. Symptoms of coronavirus disease are similar to that of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (Mers). The two aforementioned diseases are also caused by certain coronaviruses.

Currently, thousands of cases of coronavirus disease have been recorded in different parts of the world. While about 82,295 cases have been recorded in China, as of April 15th, 2020.The remaining recorded cases in other countries of the world are far more than that of China.

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Answered Mar 25, 2020

Some say that this originated from eating bat soup which is one of the exotic food that can be purchased from China. It seems that someone has eaten an infected bat and has become infected too.

Some say that this originated from eating bat soup which is one of the exotic food that can be
Coronavirus is known to be a family of viruses related to past viruses that people have encountered in the past such as SARS or MERS.

The type of virus that is spreading right now is called Covid-19 and this comes with symptoms that are highly similar to other respiratory illnesses. This is a condition that is considered to be far more dangerous for those who already have other health conditions or those who are considered to be older. Now, the disease has already spread to various parts of the world and people are panicking about it.

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M. Kennedy

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Answered Mar 18, 2020

The recent outbreak of coronavirus, also known as COVID -19, originated from Wuhan, China. It was identified in China in December 2019. This pandemic is a new strain of coronavirus that has never been identified in humans. Scientists believe that this recent outbreak started from a live animal market located in Wuhan, China.

The recent outbreak of coronavirus, also known as COVID -19, originated from Wuhan, China. It was
Many of the workers there were infected at the onset of the outbreak. This market has since been shut down. Coronavirus is zoonotic; this actually means it started from animal reservoirs (mammals and birds), and then it was transferred to humans. This virus then begins to spread from human to human via the contact and respiratory droplets. However, not much is known about the transmission of this virus. Scientists all across are working tirelessly to find a lasting solution to this pandemic.

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