Review Article
Year: 2020 | Month: May | Volume: 7 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 228-231
Evaluation of SARS & COVID-19 Pandemic with Prevention and Hygiene Action Plan
Chandra Mohan1, Vinod Kumar2, Tamanna Tokas3, Tanya Singh3, Mohit Saini3, Dhananjay Singh3
1Assistant Professor, SBAS, K. R. Mangalam University, Sohna Road, Gurugram 122103, Haryana, India.
2Assistant Professor, SMAS, K. R. Mangalam University, Sohna Road, Gurugram 122103, Haryana, India.
3K. R. Mangalam University, Sohna road, Gurugram 122103, Haryana, India.
Corresponding Author: Chandra Mohan
ABSTRACT
Since last two decades, the evolution of viral contagious poses enormous hazard to the health of human beings and society. Human antiquity is observing a very astonishing time by fighting with an invisible enemy known as a novel COVID-19 coronavirus. Initially, it was observed in the City of Wuhan, China and soon spreading across the World. COVID-19 virus having more than 80 % similarity to previously identified virus in 2002 named SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). COVID-19 is much more deadly as compared to others zoonotic infections like SARS and MERS because it has a very high transmission rate. The current review explores the various similarities and difference occurring in the SARS and COVID-19 virus, including their preventive and hygienic measures.
Keywords: COVID-19, Wuhan city, Pandemic situation, Coronavirus, SARS.
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