Let us start this post about the virus currently threatening us with a quote from famous military strategist Sun Tzu:
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.”
Humanity is currently facing an enormous trial in the combined fight against our common “invisible” enemy – the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The wisdom above tells us, that knowing your enemy, in our case – the virus, is key in making a successful and efficient battle.
Our “invisible” enemy is the SARS-CoV-2 virus, also known as novel coronavirus, and is a positive sense single-strand RNA virus from the family Coronaviridiae. An infection with said virus often causes severe acute respiratory syndrome, which puts patients in mortal danger, especially elderly patients with preexisting chronic medical conditions. The virus is very contagious and the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic.