Cats may not be safe from coronavirus infection: Study

Cats can be prone to coronavirus infection unlike dogs, according to a study, published by the journal Science. This has prompted WHO to investigate the matter.

According to the study , ferrets can be prone to the infection. Dogs, chickens, pigs and duck are not vulnerable to the virus.

Just a few days ago, a Malayan tiger Nadia has tested positive for coronavirus at Bronx Zoo in New York, United States.

“Our cats were infected by a person caring for them who was asymptomatically infected with the virus or before that person developed symptoms,” the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.

6 more big cats have developed symptoms of “dry cough” but are otherwise doing well, informed the authorities.

The test to determine the presence of coronavirus in animals in different than the test in humans.

It is widely believed that SARS-CoV-2 spread from bats to humans.

Just recently, a 57-year-old woman who worked as a shrimp seller from Wuhan seafood market has been identified as ‘Patient Zero’ as she was one of the first few people who was infected with coronavirus which has left thousands dead all over the world. It was on December 10 when Wei Guixian who used to work at the Huanan Seafood Market developed some initial symptoms. She got a cold.

She went to the local clinic and was given an injection. That did not do much for her. The symptoms persisted. The feeling of lethargy refused to subside. Then she visited the Wuhan Union Hospital where the doctors told her that her sickness was “ruthless” and that a few people from the market had shown similar symptoms.

She was then quarantined. Wei thinks she got the condition from a toilet she shared with other meat sellers.

The pandemic started from Wuhan in China and has spread throughout the world.

Various world leaders are trying to figure out a way to deal with the crises.

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