{"id":171183,"date":"2025-03-19T12:29:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T06:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=171183"},"modified":"2025-03-19T12:29:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T06:59:49","slug":"human-coronavirus-hku1-detected-in-kolkata-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/human-coronavirus-hku1-detected-in-kolkata-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Coronavirus HKU1 Detected in Kolkata Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new case of the human coronavirus HKU1 has been reported in Kolkata, causing some concern among the public. However, medical experts want to clarify that HKU1 isn\u2019t a new virus; it was first identified in 2005 and is generally associated with mild respiratory illnesses. Unlike Covid-19, this virus doesn\u2019t pose a pandemic threat, and the patient in Kolkata is stable. The virus spreads like other coronaviruses, mainly through respiratory droplets and surface contact. While it\u2019s usually self-limiting, vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children, pregnant women, and those with weakened immune systems should take precautions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Highlights&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Symptoms of HKU1 Infection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mild symptoms similar to the common cold or flu, including,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cough<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Runny nose or nasal congestion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sore throat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fatigue and headaches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Low-grade fever<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In severe cases, it may lead to pneumonia or bronchitis, especially in vulnerable individuals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who is at Risk?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Generally self-limiting and resolves on its own.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Higher risk for,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elderly individuals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Children<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pregnant women<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People with weakened immune systems or chronic illnesses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How Does HKU1 Spread?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spreads like other coronaviruses through:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Direct contact with infected individuals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Touching contaminated surfaces and then touching the face, mouth, or nose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new case of the human coronavirus HKU1 has been reported in Kolkata, causing some concern among the public. However, medical experts want to clarify that HKU1 isn\u2019t a new virus; it was first identified in 2005 and is generally associated with mild respiratory illnesses. Unlike Covid-19, this virus doesn\u2019t pose a pandemic threat, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":171184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5364],"tags":[884],"class_list":["post-171183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-march-2025","tag-kolkata-current-affairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171183"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171185,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171183\/revisions\/171185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}