Hello、munejyuka。

Approximately 1 year since the impact of the new coronavirus began to appear。

It is safe to say that lifestyles have changed completely around the world.。

The other day、Suddenly、What exactly is this new type of coronavirus? I thought。

Does the new model also include the old model?

とか、I use it normally when talking in conversation、

What is a mutant strain?

"There are no two words for a man"。

I think it's good to know as a minimum level of knowledge.、I searched a little。

Origin of the name coronavirus

Now we know the origin of the name of this coronavirus、Just a little bit。

Looking at coronavirus under an electron microscope、It is spherical with a diameter of 100 nm and has protrusions on its surface.。It was given the name corona, which means crown in Greek, because its shape resembles a crown.

apparently。

It seems that the name was given based on its appearance.。

There are originally 6 types of coronaviruses

Looking into the coronavirus、Until now

Four types of cold viruses that are prevalent in humans

And

Two types of severe pneumonia viruses transmitted from animals

There were a total of six types of。
There were 6 types。

After that、A new type of coronavirus was discovered at the beginning of last year.、This seems to be called the new coronavirus。

What is a mutant strain?

Then、What are the mutant strains that we've been hearing a lot about lately?

I looked at the website of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.。

What is mutation?、A change in the genetic information of an organism or virus。
generally、Viruses mutate little by little as they spread.。This mutated virus is a mutant strain.。When mutations occur, changes in properties occur.、You may become more susceptible to infection。
Regarding the new coronavirus、It is thought that mutations occur at a rate of about one location every two weeks.。

Although the mother body of the new coronavirus remains the same.、It seems that those that have mutated are called mutant strains.。

I use it normally when talking in conversation、What is a mutation? It becomes、I would like to leave it to someone else to explain this.。

If I were to explain this, it would come down to genetics or whatever.。

To write it briefly、What is a mutant strain?

This occurs as a copying error while the virus is multiplying inside human cells.、It continues to grow independently

I think it's okay to have this image.。

Is it like a new coronavirus “dash”?。

Summary

・There were previously 6 types of coronaviruses.

・The new type of coronavirus that is currently raging
→New coronavirus

・What is a mutant strain?、A copy error that occurs during the virus's propagation process、independent as it is

what we can do is、I think the best thing to do is to be careful not to get infected as much as possible.。

Considering the fact that the number of infected people is increasing so much,、We don't know how effective disinfectants and masks are.。

If it still has some effect、We would like to continue these measures.。

I hope we can all get through this situation somehow! !