Open AccessCOVID-19 IN PETS, WHAT DO WE KNOW?
Author(s) -
Maria de Fátima Santos,
Natalie Bertelis Merlini,
Yury Tatiana Granja-Salcedo,
Paulo Fernandes Marcusso
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista de ciência veterinária e saúde pública
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2358-4610
DOI - 10.4025/revcivet.v7i1.55492
Subject(s) - outbreak , pneumonia , disease , covid-19 , transmission (telecommunications) , epidemiology , natural history , medicine , coronavirus , atypical pneumonia , intensive care medicine , china , virology , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty) , geography , pathology , archaeology , electrical engineering , engineering
The COVID-19 caused by the coronavirus 2 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), was first reported in Wuhan, China, starting an outbreak that affected countries around the whole world. The disease leads to simple clinical signs, such as colds common to more serious conditions as pneumonia and severe respiratory insufficiency. It is assumed that the agent was originated from bats in China, considering its as natural reservoirs, however, this relationship is still being investigated, as well as the possible intermediate hosts. Little is known about the relationship of animals with the disease epidemiological cycle, however, until now, the human transmission to companion animals and vice versa, is not yet evidenced. Nevertheless, some care must be considered if the tutors are infected by the disease.