CORONAVIRUS FACTS

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  CORONAVIRUS FACTS COVID-19 is the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.  WATCH THE VIDEO Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans.  In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). This new virus and disease were unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. COVID-19 is now a pandemic affecting many countries globally.   Now lets check out some important facts about corona virus. Why the name Corona? The name “Coronavirus” is derived from Latin word ‘Corona’ meaning crown. This is because the virus has the appearance of a crown when observed under the electron microscope. Are you experiencing Bad Breath behind the Face Mask? Here's the solution. Mechanism of Infection. The spikes of the virus imitates the m

International space station

 

International space station

International space station is a multi national project between 5 space agencies, NASA(USA), Roscosmos(Russia), JAXA(Japan), ESA(Europe) and CSA(Canada). The station is used to conduct scientific experiments.

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  • The International space station is the largest manmade object in space .

The station spans the area of a US football field. It is a system of labs, living quarters and control rooms.

 

  • 240 individuals from 19 countries have visited the International space station.

These include long-term crew, short term visitors and space tourists. Currently there are 5 members on board, 3 from USA and 2 from Russia.

 

  • It is the most expensive man made structure.

The station cost 160 billion $ with the United States alone contributing 100 billion $.  

 

  • Astronauts can sleep in any position.

Due to negligible gravity, Astronauts can sleep vertically or horizontally as they won’t be able to feel any difference. They usually zip themselves into a sleeping bag every night so they don’t float around in their sleep.

 

  • Earth days and station days are not the same.

The station moves around the earth in just 90 minutes. As a result the crew experiences about 16 sunrises and sunsets during a 24 hour earth day.

 

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