What Is Coronavirus?

The definitive, sound scientific foundation on coronavirus and the COVID-19 pandemic  with accurate, factual, and lasting relevant information that is accessible to all   

The COVID-19 pandemic can be scary and hard to understand for both young readers and adults! This science-based book explains virus and coronavirus basics, SARS-CoV-2 and the disease it causes, howSARS-CoV-2 affects the body, what scientists are doing about SARS-CoV-2 andCOVID-19, and the steps to keep people safe and curb the spread. Readers also learn about past pandemics and how they ended, offering an optimistic outlook for the future.

In these pages, readers explore questions like:

- What are viruses?
- How do viruses change?
- Where did SARS-CoV-2 come from?
- How does SARS-CoV-2 infect the cells?
- What happens when a person developsCOVID-19?
- What are scientists doing to help?
- How can people stay safe?

Written in plain-language, answers to these questions provide readers with context for a complicated issue. For parents and students looking for straight answers to tough questions and a tool to sort fact from fiction, What Is Coronavirus? decodes the mystery—and dispels the fear—surrounding SARS-CoV-2and COVID-19.