Dr.. Osama Abu Al-Rub

Can the emerging kurna virus (Covid-19) be transmitted through mosquito bites? Can the urine of children be protected from the virus? Can cold and snow kill the Corona virus? Here are some questions about the virus, and we will answer them here.

The new Corona virus is believed to have first appeared in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China, in an illegal wildlife market and has spread rapidly.

As of Tuesday, the death toll from the virus in China had risen to 2,663, and the number of confirmed infections had exceeded 77,000.

With the spread of the virus in different regions of the world, the World Health Organization has asked through its website a number of questions that people ask, and it is spread in various forms through social networking sites.

Can the emerging kerna virus be transmitted through mosquito bites?
No information or evidence yet suggests that the emerging corona virus can be transmitted by mosquitoes.

Can urine protect against corona virus?
Urine cannot protect against corona virus, as urine does not kill viruses or germs. In fact, urine may contain small amounts of viral or bacterial substances.

Can cold and snow kill the Corona virus?
Cold and snow cannot kill the Corona virus, as the normal human body temperature ranges between 36.5 and 37 ° C, regardless of the outside temperature or weather. Consequently, there is no reason to believe that a cold can kill the emerging coronavirus or other diseases.

Does spraying the body with alcohol or chlorine help eliminate the Corona virus?
No, spraying the body with alcohol or chlorine will not eliminate viruses that have already entered your body, but may be harmful to clothing or mucous membranes (such as eyes and mouth). However, alcohol and chlorine may be beneficial for disinfection of surfaces, but they should be used in accordance with appropriate recommendations.

The World Health Organization says that the emerging corona virus is a respiratory virus, and is transmitted mainly as a result of contact with an infected person, specifically through respiratory droplets secreted during coughing or sneezing, for example, or through saliva droplets or nasal secretions.

To protect yourself from the virus, the organization advises to avoid close contact with anyone with fever and cough, and to adhere to the rules of hygiene of the hands and respiratory tract.

The most effective way to protect yourself from the virus is to regularly rub hands with an alcohol disinfectant or wash them with soap and water.

The Bat
China decided on Monday to ban the trade and consumption of wild animals, in a step to counter the outbreak of the Corona virus, and the ban includes wild animals raised or found in zoos.

Scientists from the World Health Organization say the genetic analysis of the virus indicates that it may have originally passed from bats.

Many of the first cases of the virus have appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the sale of wild animals, including snakes, cats and bats, is widespread in a market selling fresh produce and meat.

However, a new study by Chinese scientists indicates that the market was not the main cause of the virus spread.

The study suggests that the virus may have spread widely in Wuhan by mid or late November, with people not realizing they were infected with mild symptoms of the virus.

A local government in China announced Saturday that seventy in Hubei had contracted the Corona virus, but had no symptoms until 27 days later, which means that the incubation period of the virus may be much longer than the assumed 14-day period.

The longer incubation period may hinder efforts to contain the spread of outbreaks.