Page 2 - Elisa Foxford's Guide to Coronavirus

Scientists believe this new

coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) But why does the virus

originally came from bats need to infect us?

and started infecting humans

late last year.

All viruses need to infect

a living thing to multiply,

Viruses love bats, they live

they cannot survive alone.

in big colonies and can easily

spread between them.

Wh e n we a r e s i c k wi t h a c or on a v i r u s , we

r e l e a s e s ma l l l i qu i d d r op l e t s f r o m ou r

mou t h s a n d t h i s h e l p s t h e v i r u s s p r e a d

t o ot h e r p e op l e , ma i n l y t h r ou gh t h e i r

n os e s a n d mou t h s .

When the coronavirus infects a

person, it multiplies in their

Mos t p e op l e wh o ge t s i c k wi l l r e c ov e r on
body, increasing its numbers,

t h e i r own b e c a u s e ou r b od i e s h a v e a b u i l t - i n

and in the process, makes us sick.

d e f e n c e a ga i n s t d i s e a s e s , t h e i mmu n e s y s t e m.

Wow, my b od y O n e of T h e f i n ge r p r i n t s of t h e

c a n d o t h a t ? c or on a v i r u s a r e t h e s p i k e s t h a t

f or m i t s c r own .

Y u p ! Y ou s e e , e a c h v i r u s h a s

u n i qu e ‘ f i n ge r p r i n t s ’ wh i c h a l l ow

ou r b od i e s t o i d e n t i f y i t a s d i f f e r e n t

f r o m a n ot h e r v i r u s .