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Back in January 2020, COVID-19 was just something on the news, happening in a far-away country. We knew about it, we sympathized with Wuhan, but it seemed like just another flu-type illness. By February, it was hitting closer to home: a coworker’s sister, who lives in Italy, was under lockdown and the WHO had declared the outbreak a global public health emergency. Mass cancellations of public events and the closure of schools followed, and by mid-March COVID-19 was officially a global pandemic, sparking lockdowns all over the world. Even as we head into summer now, restrictions remain in place for many people, including social distancing measures and the requirement of face coverings.
So what exactly is COVID-19? In broadest terms, it’s a coronavirus, part of a large family of viruses named for their spiky appearance. According to the CDC, there are four main sub-groupings of coronaviruses – alpha, beta, gamma, and delta – and seven types that affect humans. 229E and NL63, both alpha coronaviruses, and OC43 and HKU1, beta coronaviruses, are the most common and usually cause mild respiratory symptoms. The three remaining coronaviruses, however, are the dangerous ones, evolving from infecting animals to infecting humans. These three are MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2, aka COVID-19.
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