I recently graduated in medicine from Townsville, Australia, and I still enjoy writing blogs on medicine and pharmacy-related topics. I appreciate writing about my experience on different placements or topics I'm interested in. As English is my second language, writing blogs is a hobby and a fun challenge!
All tagged COVID-19
On the 11th of February, the name COVID-19 was chosen for the 2019-nCoV. COVI refers to coronavirus, D for disease, and 19 for the year of the outbreak. The most recent pandemic occurred in 2009 and was caused by an influenza A (H1N1) virus, hence let us see the development of COVID-19 pandemic.
Viruses are a strange concept. They come from the edge of life containing a genome. They evolve rapidly through natural selection and reproduce by using their host's factory. Are they dead or alive? In December 2019, a novel virus was brought into the spotlight. What is the 2019-nCoV (COVID-19), and should we worry?
