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Corona virus in Africa

The continent of Africa has also been in the full grip of the Coronavirus. Believed to be one of the backward areas of the world, Africa is all set to take the fight head-on against the dreaded disease.  credit: third party image reference The first cases of the Pandemic was reported from Egypt and Nigeria on 14 th Feb 2020. The spread of the virus in Africa is undetected in many places or maybe the spread has not happened much. It is a great worry because Africa has inadequate medical facilities to handle the pandemic. The outbreak in Africa may jeopardize the economy of the continent along with that of the human life there. The place has challenges as to the funding, medical equipment and trained professionals to handle a widespread scenario of Coronavirus. Some countries may have some experience since they had fought Ebolavirus in the past.                                     ...

Corona-virus Pandemic - How it all started

Wuhan is a densely populated capital city of the Hubei Province in the Republic of China at the confluence of Yangtze River. On 31 st Dec 2019, a cluster of pneumonia cases was reported from Wuhan. An investigation was started in early January 2020 into the cause. Initial findings told that pneumonia cases are somehow linked to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. Hence, the virus was identified as zoonotic (disease transmitted in human by the non-human animal). Further investigation led to the discovery of new virus SARS-CoV-2 closely related to Bat Coronavirus, Pangolin Coronavirus and SARS-CoV. (SARS is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). credit: third party image reference The first case is dated back to 17 th Nov 2019 in Hubei, a 55-year-old, who developed symptoms of the disease but had no connection to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. But about two-thirds of the cases were found to be linked to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. The doctors treating the cases f...

3 Bizarre Foods that Human Eat

credit: third party image reference Worms Have you ever dreamed of eating alive wriggling worm as a food option? Imagine you are travelling in nature and you find a worm somewhere. Since you are hungry you pick up the worm and chew it to feed yourself. The worms are eaten all over the world. They are found to be a good source of protein. The worms are being harvested for the consumption purpose and are sold. They are eaten raw by some or is fried before eating. But if you decide to try this be careful. There is safety to be followed. Though the worms are rich in proteins but have some hazards attached like Heavy metal contamination, High bacterial count and cause parasitic diseases.                 credit: third party image reference Bats Have you ever imagined ordering Bats when you visit the restaurant for fine dining? Most might find it dreaded to even think about such a thing, but there are humans who either treat it as a fi...

Corona Virus Revolution

The Coronavirus has revolutionised the way of life. It has terrorised the human race and their powerlessness in front of Nature. People have been compelled to think anew as to how to lead life. It has pushed us to the basics of the good habits of cleanliness and Hygiene. More so it has led to a way to think about the way we work or where we work. The world is now researching the Work From Home (WFH) culture which seems to solve many problems and make life easier. Let us find out.  credit: third party image reference There are many advantages of WFH  There is no need to travel to the workplace. This promotes the following  The vast reduction in the use of vehicles cutting on pollution. Solve traffic problem. Reduction in the cost of commuting. Huge saving in travel time which means more time for self, family and other lively activities. No requirement of office spaces reducing the huge cost of the maintenance. It has been found that WFH professi...