SARS-CoV-2 from an Ecological Perspective

Abstract

This essay aims briefly visualize the intricate network formed by the global environment - Coronavirus - the human species, based on a literature review of the most recent scientific articles and press that, without being exhaustive in the profuse existing information, will allow us to achieve the objective. Following sanitary measures taken by governments around the world to struggle SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, there were signs of reduced greenhouse gases and particulate matter emissions because of drastic commercial, productive and transport activities reduction. Such reductions positively influenced air quality, especially in the highest industrial activity regions. This effect will have, probably, brief extent until extraordinary measures cessation. On the other hand, the coronavirus pandemic responsible appearance is highly related to ecological systems disruptions because of human activity that creates favorable conditions to hosts, vectors and pathogens emergence. Under the
current civilizational model that rules Homo sapiens relationship with environment, zoonosis emergences like Covid-19 will always be lurking. As man is highly responsible for global climatic changes, the body of decisions made by the people and their governments, in this regard, will be decisive to human species destiny.