Gelisim News

Stating that new type of Corona virus (2019-nCoV) coming from the same virus family which have caused the deaths of hundreds of people in recent years such as severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is transmitted by air, and infects especially the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tract of mammals, birds, Veterinary Doctor from Istanbul Gelisim University Başak Gökçe Çöl gave important information about the virus.
 
THREATENS THE WHOLE WORLD
 
Emphasizing that zoonotic diseases transmitted from animals to humans have recently become an important public health problem worldwide, affecting all continents, Veterinary Dr. Başak Gökçe Çöl, said: “Human contact with wild animal species plays a role in transmitting zoonotic factors they carry. Far Eastern countries, where wild animals (bats, snakes, mice, foxes, etc.) are consumed with high demand as food, are also regions that are risky in terms of transmitting diseases from wild animals to humans. It is one of the viral zoonotic factors with high Corona virus mortality and contagion threatening the world, especially China.”

“NO CURE OF THE DISEASE”
 
Mentioning that the virus, which undergoes a series of genetic mutations, gains the ability to infect humans, Çöl said: “Unfortunately, an approved vaccine or antiviral treatment for Corona virus infection is not yet available. The life cycle of 2019-nCoV needs to be better understood both in the prevention and treatment of the disease and its origin and how it is transmitted.”
 
“VIRUS SEEN IN CATS AND DOGS DOES NOT TRANSFER TO PEOPLE”
 
Veterinary Dr. Başak Gökçe Çöl continued as follows:
 
“It raises questions from the posts of social media in the mind that people can get Corona virus from cats and dogs. The types of Corona viruses affecting the respiratory tract in humans in cats and dogs mostly cause intestinal infections (diarrhea-bloody diarrhea). The Corona virus seen in cats does not pass to dogs, and the coronavirus seen in dogs is only contagious and does not pass to cats. The coronavirus seen between cats and dogs is not from zoonotic diseases and is not transmitted to humans.”
 
“THE THREAT IS HIGH IN WILD LIFESTOCK MARKETS”
 
Describing that the disease has spread through infected breath, cough, sneezing and contact with anything that contains the new type of coronovirus, which is highly infectious, Çöl added: “Demand for wild animals in Asia, especially China, threatens human health for many years, increasing the occurrence of global epidemics. It is a fact that live animal markets where wild animal species coexist can spread viruses and become more dangerous species. People who hunt, sell and consume wild animals are at risk of catching zoonotic diseases. Necessary measures should be taken immediately to prevent contamination from wild animals for the protection of public health.”