CoronaVirus

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[ms_dropcap color=”#dd3333″ boxed=”yes” boxed_radius=”8″ class=”” id=””]A[/ms_dropcap]ll the latest breaking news on coronavirus. Browse Shangahai Traveler’s complete collection of articles and commentary on coronavirus. A new Chinese coronavirus, a cousin of the SARS virus, has infected hundreds since the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December. Scientist Leo Poon, who first decoded the virus, thinks it likely started in an animal and spread to humans. (Source: CNN)

“What we know is it causes pneumonia and then doesn’t respond to antibiotic treatment, which is not surprising, but then in terms of mortality, SARS kills 10% of the individuals,” Poon, a virologist at the School of Public Health at The University of Hong Kong, said.
It’s not clear how deadly the Wuhan coronavirus will be, but fatality rates are currently lower than both MERS and SARS. Experts stress that it will change as the outbreak develops.

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A coronavirus is a kind of common virus that causes an infection in your nose, sinuses, or upper throat. … Often a coronavirus causes upper respiratory infection symptoms like a stuffy nose, cough, and sore throat.[/ms_accordion_item]

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One study, based on data collected between 10 and 21 January, estimates that each person with the virus can pass it to between 3 and 5 other people. The work, by Shi Zhao at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and his colleagues suggests that the virus is much more contagious than originally thought.
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14 days

The United States’ CDC estimates the incubation period for 2019-nCoV to be between 2 and 14 days. This means that symptoms of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14, during which the virus is contagious but the patient does not display any symptom (asymptomatic transmission).
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Related to the Coronavirus People also ask

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Coronaviruses are types of viruses that typically affect the respiratory tract of mammals, including humans. They are associated with the common cold, pneumonia, and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and can also affect the gut.[/ms_accordion_item]

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Transmission. MERS-CoV, like other coronaviruses, likely spreads from an infected person’s respiratory secretions, such as through coughing. … Infected people have spread MERS-CoV to others in healthcare settings, such as hospitals.[/ms_accordion_item]

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Among the infections raising concern is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, caused by a type of coronavirus, which emerged in 2012. Infection with the MERS virus can cause fever, cough and shortness of breath, and is particularly dangerous in older people or people with weakened immune systems or other illnesses.[/ms_accordion_item]

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Common human coronaviruses
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How long does the virus survive in the environment? Outdoors, the virus can usually only survive for hours or days. Indoors, in dried-up cat litter, it can survive for up to seven weeks.[/ms_accordion_item]

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Diagnosis. Your healthcare provider may order laboratory tests on respiratory specimens and serum (part of your blood) to detect human coronaviruses. Laboratory testing is more likely to be used if you have severe disease or are suspected of having MERS.[/ms_accordion_item]
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