Lama-coronaviruses ayingxenye yomndeni omkhulu wamagciwane, amanye awo athelela izilwane ezahlukahlukene, abanye abantu. Zingaba imbangela yezifo ezahlukahlukene. Kubantu, lezi zifo zisukela emakhazeni avamile kuya ekuthelelekeni okunzima kwamaphaphu, okubangela ukucindezeleka okukhulu kokuphefumula.
Esimweni sokuthintana okungenzeka kube nokwanda kokudluliswa kwegciwane, kanye nanoma imuphi umuntu obuya endaweni lapho igciwane lisakazeka khona ngenkuthalo: