CORONAVIRUS-A VIRUS IN LEARNING

Authors

  • D. NIHARIKA Department of Biochemistry, St. Francis College for Women, Hyderabad, Telangana, India 500016
  • B. NIHARIKA Department of Biochemistry, St. Francis College for Women, Hyderabad, Telangana, India 500016
  • T. AISHWARYA Department of Biochemistry, St. Francis College for Women, Hyderabad, Telangana, India 500016
  • A. NIKITHA Department of Biochemistry, St. Francis College for Women, Hyderabad, Telangana, India 500016
  • RABIA BUTOOL Department of Biochemistry, St. Francis College for Women, Hyderabad, Telangana, India 500016
  • MANAL IBRAHIM Department of Biochemistry, St. Francis College for Women, Hyderabad, Telangana, India 500016
  • R. DHARAKESWARE Department of Biochemistry, St. Francis College for Women, Hyderabad, Telangana, India 500016

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijcpr.2020v12i4.39078

Keywords:

Coronavirus, Pandemic, Biochemical interactions, Genera

Abstract

Viruses can infect almost all the types of life forms, from animals, plants to microorganisms. They are found in almost every ecosystem on Earth and are the most numerous types of biological entity. The present pandemic on Earth due to SARS COV 2, coronavirus has given a big jolt to the scientific community and created a deep curiosity in us to understand the virus and its interaction biochemically in humans. We did a small project by researching and compiling the information about its outbreak and host-pathogen interactions. To understand this pandemic COVID 19 and the virus, we as students learnt the structural morphology of virus and its role in the host-pathogen interaction. We used several online platforms for our study like PubMed, Scopus, WHO, ICMR and CDC Websites.

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Published

15-07-2020

How to Cite

NIHARIKA, D., B. NIHARIKA, T. AISHWARYA, A. NIKITHA, R. BUTOOL, M. IBRAHIM, and R. DHARAKESWARE. “CORONAVIRUS-A VIRUS IN LEARNING”. International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Research, vol. 12, no. 4, July 2020, pp. 7-10, doi:10.22159/ijcpr.2020v12i4.39078.

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