COVID-19 New strain

COVID-19 New strain: An insight.

When the whole world is battling for naive COVID-19, then one mutant of that virus pops up. Now we will discuss in detail the New strain.

What is the new strain?
During time of reproduction of any organism there is a small, subtle amount of changes happening. It goes unnoticed. As viruses grow very rapidly this subtle change will have greater impact. The change occurred at the protein of virus outer shell .

 

Why new strain?
Many organisms adapt according to the external environmental factors and they want their existence. Many mutations are harmful but very few are beneficial.

Where was it first identified?
It was first identified in the UK. It might be present before but we didn’t have any test before for that strain to identify.

Major concerns with this strain?
1.It is more contagious ( spreads rapidly) when compared with the naive virus.
2.Young people are more affected than others.
3.Severity of the disease has not been studied in detail. So cannot comment on severity.

 

Can COVID-19 Vaccine can prevent new strain?
On this we cannot comment, still we don’t have a successful COVID-19 Vaccine.

All preventive measures still hold good for the new strain too. So please follow the same.

I made this blog very simple, so everyone can understand. If you like my work please comment below.

Dr Saad Mohammad Athanikar.
Orthopaedic surgeon