ACTIVITY 2. Understanding COVID-19 through the cell theory
Since the breakout of the Covid-19 pandemic, many articles have circulated online around the
the rounds on instant messaging platform WhatsApp, claimed that
Covid-19 is just a bacteria
world giving us information about its nature and on how to prevent its contagion. A video doing
infection and not a virus, as widely claimed by the World Health Organization (The Times of
India June 12. 2020).
In this activity, you will investigate whether the claim is correct or not. Write a short
argumentative essay about your point of view. Be guided by the postulates of the cell theory.
Support your arguments by citing what makes up the Covid-19, how it reproduces and how it
transmits genetic information. Write your essay below. If the space is insufficient, you can
attach a separate sheet.

Question

tabierosaiveemae · Answer

Answer:Coronaviruses are enveloped positive strand RNA viruses that infect mammals and birds. They have the interesting property of assembling at intracellular membranes. About 20% of common colds in humans are caused by coronaviruses. More severe diseases, including severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), are caused by novel coronaviruses that emerged from animal sources. Another novel coronavirus related to SARS coronavirus (SARS CoV-2) emerged in December 2019 and has spread globally, with significant mortality and economic impact. Much progress has been made in understanding the infectious diseases caused by human coronaviruses since the emergence of SARS and MERS. The animal sources, epidemiology, and types of infections have been well documented. However, there are still no approved vaccines or antiviral therapeutics for any human coronavirus infection.This lack of treatment is due in part to an incomplete understanding of the basic biology of this family of viruses. Of particular interest is the unknown advantage of intracellular assembly and mechanism of virus egress from infected cells. These characteristics are potential untapped avenues for novel antiviral strategies. In this Special Issue of Cells, coronavirus infection will be examined from a cell biological perspective. Potential topics include virus entry, formation of replication organelles, genome replication and production of viral mRNA, synthesis and targeting of viral protiens,and assembly and budding in the endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment and virion egress. How cells respond to coronavirus infection is another important potential topic, including how interferon-stimulated genes impact infection.Explanation:

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