Pigs are found and raised all over the world and provide valuable products to humans, which include pork, lard, leather, glue, fertilizers, medicines, etc. Besides providing products of immeasurable worth, pigs can also transmit diseases to humans and contrariwise is also true, known as Zoonotic diseases. What is Zoonotic Disease? A Zoonotic disease is one that can spread between animals and humans. Many people interact with animals in their daily lives, both at home and away from home. … Continue Reading →
Understanding coronavirus infection and its prevention in humans
Coronavirus is a single stranded, enveloped RNA virus. The virus derive its name from Latin word ‘corona’ meaning ‘crown‘ as it has club shaped peplomers, which project outside its envelope giving an appearance of crown. The average size of virus particle is 100 nm. The multiplication of the virus occurs in cytoplasm of the cell. The earliest coronaviruses were discovered were an infectious bronchitis virus in chickens and two in human patients with the common cold (later named human … Continue Reading →