Corona virus - COVID19 | structure & origin | Microbiology | Probable NEET PG questions

#covid19 #coronavirus #microbiology #synapticsurge Corona virus and Covid-19 are the most conversed and scientifically studied topics of today .As medicos, it's necessary to know in detail about the same. This video and the upcoming series of videos helps you learn in detail all about the virus and the disease. In this video , the origin and the structure of Covid-19 virus is being discussed. For easy notes on Corona virus – Origin and Structure, click on the link below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tOGW... For PG aspirants, we have included some questions in the video.. Answers and explanation for the questions in the video.. 1)When was the first case of COVID-19 reported in India? Ans:-B) 30th Jan 2020 India reported the first confirmed case of the coronavirus infection on 30 January 2020 in the state of Kerala. The affected had a travel history from Wuhan, China. 2) The virus was named as SARS CoV-2 by__ Ans:-B) ICTV-International Committee on Taxonomy of viruses The virus was provisionally named 2019-nCoV but later was renamed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) based on its genetic similarity to the SARS coronavirus identified in 2003. 3) The phenomenon in which a pathogen from one species moves into other is termed as__ Ans:-B )Spill over event Viruses can occasionally, but quite rarely, move from one species to another. This is called a spillover event but can also be known as a spillover infection or a pathogen spillover. A spillover event is what led the causative virus of COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, to transmit from bats to humans. Spillover events involve a virus overcoming several barriers to become feasible in another species. 4 )Regarding SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza virus, which of the following is true? Ans:-C & D) HE-dimer is present in both and both are divided into subtypes based on their antigenic criteria. Influenza viruses are ss negative stranded RNA viruses which replicate in the nucleus in contrast to most of the other RNA viruses.HE esterase is present in influenza C type viruses and in corona virus. Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/synaptic_surge_... _____________________________________________________________________ Intro Music: Wander Musician: @iksonmusic Background Music: Mystic Musician: Jef Outro Music: Pixels Musician: Jef