The Origin, Prevalence, Diagnosis and Treatment of COVID-19: An Overview

Abstract

The outbreak of COVID-19 was emerged initially in Wuhan, Hubei province of China in December 2019 then quickly spread throughout the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed it a public health emergency of global concern and is causing cumulative alarm. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) named acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 virus is composed of ssRNA having 60-120 nm of genomic diameter. It has high infection ability and a low mortality rate then (SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV). Now a vaccine has been developed for the treatment of COVID-19. The prevention of existing viruses must be followed by WHO guidance i.e. social separation, washing hands regularly, disinfecting use in the workplace and home. Here we summarize the origin, prevalence, diagnosis, treatments, as well listed of vaccines against the COVID-19 virus. The main aim of the current review article comprises data obtained from current research papers and WHO recommendations to prevention, care, trial with a new investigation of research, treatment, an invention of updated vaccines, and provide bibliophiles through the present information on the emerging contagious outbreak.