D Farhud Dariush, Azari Mahsa, Mehrabi Atefeh
School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Basic Sciences/Ethics, Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran J Public Health. 2022 Mar;51(3):531-534. doi: 10.18502/ijph.v51i3.8928.
Contrary to popular belief, 2019 was not the first time humans were infected by the Coronavirus. Coronavirus is one of the oldest viruses on the earth. This article discusses the history of this virus from Neanderthal time so far. We have collected a variety of articles related to coronaviruses and the extent of their interaction with humans from the first time probably appeared on earth, given that this virus is one of the ancient viruses. By examining and following the footsteps of coronaviruses in different works of literature, we found that the first homo that was infected with the coronavirus was Neanderthal. Moreover, we realized that in addition to risk factors such as age and background diseases, genetic evolution also plays an essential role in the protection of the body against coronavirus. On the other hand, this virus has evolved throughout history gradually, the same as humans. The presence of disease in humans, in any period of history, causes changes in human quality of life. Therefore, paying attention to the background of ancient diseases reveals principal information about the complexity of pathogens.
与普遍看法相反，2019年并非人类首次感染冠状病毒。冠状病毒是地球上最古老的病毒之一。本文探讨了这种病毒从尼安德特人时代至今的历史。鉴于这种病毒是古老病毒之一，我们收集了各种与冠状病毒及其与人类首次可能出现在地球上时的相互作用程度相关的文章。通过在不同文献作品中审视并追踪冠状病毒的踪迹，我们发现首个感染冠状病毒的人类是尼安德特人。此外，我们意识到，除了年龄和基础疾病等风险因素外，基因进化在保护身体抵御冠状病毒方面也起着至关重要的作用。另一方面，这种病毒在历史进程中也与人类一样逐渐进化。在历史的任何时期，人类疾病的存在都会导致人类生活质量的变化。因此，关注古代疾病的背景揭示了有关病原体复杂性的重要信息。
