Identify how COVID-19 Traveled from the Origin of Wuhan, China, to the United States

In a 5-page essay, identify how COVID-19 traveled from the origin of Wuhan, China, to the United States. In your presentation show how public health data and tools are used to measure the occurrence of COVD-19 in a population currently. Use charts and graphs to track COVID-19 trends.
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Identify how COVID-19 traveled from the origin of Wuhan, China, to the United States
Overview: COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2
The COVID-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2, first occurrence was reported in Wuhan City of China. However, the origin of the virus and its transmission to human populations remains a mystery (Shumway, Ibrahim & Moss, 2020). There is scant evidence suggesting that the novel virus became pathogenic prior or after the first outbreak. The first persons to test positive had visited the Huanan Seafood Market. It is unknown whether the virus originated from the meat market or was transmitted by visitors. The current strain of Covid-19 had never been reported before the Wuhan outbreak in December 2019 (Menkir Tigist et al., 2021). The SARS-CoV-2 strain differs from the first Corona strain, SARS-CoV-1, reported in 2003. The COVID-19 virus is found in a large number of non-human hosts (Umakanthan et al., 2020). These non-human hosts include cattle, camels and bats. Though the animal to human infection cannot be ruled out, it however remains a rare occurrence. Several studies suggest that Covid-19 could have originated from bats or pangolins, and jumped into human populations.Thereafter, it spread through community transmission or human to human infection (Menkir Tigist et al., 2021; Umakanthan et al., 2020). The corona virus was renamed Covid-19 by the WHO in 2020.
Tracking the COVID-19 Spread: Wuhan China to the United States
After the first human case, SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurred through human to human contact. Covid-19 patients can infect other humans through breathing, coughing or exhaling infected droplets (Shumway, Ibrahim & Moss, 2020). The infection occurs when the droplets come into contact with the mouth, nose or eyes. The primary means of infection is through contact with infected persons. The virus can spread from both symptomatic and asymptomatic persons. However, CDC researchers have found that 10% of acovid-19 infections occur in symptomatic as opposed to asymptomatic cases (Menkir Tigist et al., 2021). Still, infected droplets from infected persons can land on surfaces and remain active for 24 hours. Persons touching these surfaces can get infected if they touch their mouth, nose or eyes. Given this mode of transmission, it is possible that COVID-19 may have been transmitted from Wuhan to the U.S through a human host. When the first case was reported at Wuhan china, the U.S government was complacent to take preventive measures. Drawing from the first case reported in the U.S, and its connection to Wuhan, it’s likely that the virus was exported to the United States (Shumway, Ibrahim & Moss, 2020). Besides, reports indicate that there were arrivals from Wuhan, China a few weeks before and after the outbreak. Therefore, it’s likely that the virus could have entered the U.S before the Wuhan outbreak. After its entry into the U.S, the virus begun to spread undetected through community transmission. Given that COVID-19 can spread through contact with infected surfaces, it’s possible that U.S travellers from China may have contracted the virus while in transit (Menkir Tigist et al., 2021).
It is important to note that COVID-19 is new, and research is still ongoing. There may also be other ways that the new coronavirus can spread. The SARS-CoV-2 virus may have entered the U.S through human hosts or through infected surfaces such as passenger planes from China (Menkir Tigist et al., 2021). While its widely believed that COVID-19 originated from bats, and later passed into human populations, the intermediary host is still unknown (Shumway, Ibrahim & Moss, 2020). However, it’s unlikely that the disease entered the U.S from a non-human host, and if so, then the U.S transmissions would have no connection to Wuhan. Still, the animal-to-human infections remain a very rare occurrence. Theories and speculations abound as to what might have triggered the first COVID-19 case and CDC and WHO are currently conducting investigations in Wuhan to establish the origin of SARS-CoV-2 (CDC, 2021). Thus the spread of the virus from China could have been necessitated through the complacency and negligence of the U.S government.
Following the first Wuhan incidence, The U.S President termed Covid-19 a China virus and did little to prevent its spread. It’s this denial that could have provided an opportunity for Wuhan-U.S transmission. However, it’s unlikely that the virus entered through infected surfaces given its 24 hour lifespan. This means it could only have entered the U.S via a human host. Had the U.S taken immediate precautions after the first Wuhan case, the spread to U.S could have been prevented or better still, contained. Given the laxity of the Trump administration to issue Covid-19 protocols and guidelines, the virus found its way into the U.S populations (Umakanthan et al., 2020). The use of contact, droplet, and airborne precautions as well personal protective measures would have prevented the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. Early adoption of Covid-19 protocols such the use of PPEs, medical masks, quarantine, entry restrictions, mass testing of populations, banning travel and public gatherings would have prevented the further spread in the...