Expert: Corona Virus Mutation Affected By Human Condition As Host

JAKARTA - Epidemiologist from the University of Indonesia Tri Yunis Miko Wahyono said the mutation of the new type of corona virus that causes COVID-19 is influenced by the behavior and condition of the human host. different ones must easily mutate, different people's food, then different antibiotics, different antivirals, so it will mutate," Yunis said when contacted by Antara, in Jakarta, Wednesday, July 28. Because viruses adapt to human conditions and the environment, he said, then mutations occur and allow the emergence of new variants. The same thing was stated by an epidemiologist at Andalas University, Defriman Djafri, who is also the Dean of the Faculty of Public Health, Andalas University.

Defriman said viruses need a host to be able to replicate and reproduce. In the case of COVID-19, the SARS-CoV-2 virus is the agent of COVID-19 disease, the host is humans as the host, and the environment supports the interaction of the host. The virus, according to him, mutated to adapt to human and environmental conditions so that it can survive. alive. Defriman said the more transmissions, the greater the potential for mutations to occur. To avoid mutations, it is necessary to control humans so that transmission does not occur and of course mutations do not occur. "If humans do not want to be regulated through restrictions, adapt intelligently, by understanding risk factors, exposure routes and complying with health protocols intelligently," he said. .