CORONA VIRUSES: AUTHENTICATION OF THE RESERVOIR AND MODE OF TRANSMISSION

Authors

  • Ismail Babatunde Onajobi Department of Microbiology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria.
  • Olusolape Afolake Favour Ilusanya Olabisi Onabanjo University
  • Georgia Chinemenwa Agu Olabisi Onabanjo University
  • Haneefat Olabimpe Egberongbe Olabisi Onabanjo University
  • Francis Chukwumma Omeonu Olabisi Onabanjo University
  • Oyindamola John Samson Olabisi Onabanjo University
  • Odunayo Christy Atewolara-Odule Olabisi Onabanjo University

Abstract

COVID-19 was identified at Wuhan in December 2019 and was pronounced
world pandemic in 2020. Coronaviruses is recognized to reason respiratory illnesses
in people and bills for one-third of common bloodless infections. The objective of
this review is to give the authentication of the reservoir and mode of transmission of
coronaviruses. It should be of great awareness and importance to know the existence
and infection process so as to offer the best approach and technology in breaking the
chain of the novel pandemic outbreak crises. Transgenic mice pattern have been
discover recently exhibiting hDPP4 with increase in susceptibility to MERS-CoV
disease and this mice can express freely to show forth systemic lesions which have
been invented through technological means. Rhinolophus bats as the major
reservoirs harboring the diseases, transmitting it to the Camel which undergoes interspecies
transmission to the Alpacas with potential zoonotic transmission to humans.
Direct and Indirect transmission has successfully been grouped as the major modes
of transmission in which the virus can be spread. Awareness for prevention should be
made to the public on the animal that harbors the growth of this virus to avoid further
transmission.

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Published

2022-09-14

Issue

Vol. 11 (2020): SPECIAL EDITION 1

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