Overview of the Coronavirus which has affected China

Overview of the Coronavirus which has affected China

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Many people are sick with the flu, the coronavirus may impact this flu season also, as it has spread across China and someone was diagnosed recently in the United States, in Washington on January 21, 2020. This man had recently traveled to China. A CDC team has been deployed to Washington to support this investigation.

This virus started in China, and it is believed to be caused by people eating meat infected by rodents or bats. The World Health Organization will continue to meet regularly and seek solutions to eliminate this virus.

This is a difficult disease to diagnose as the symptoms are fever, sore throat, runny nose, cough and a headache. These symptoms could mean a cold or the flu rather than the coronavirus. There is no specific treatment for the coronavirus.

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There are 4 subtypes of the virus, which are called alpha, beta, gamma, and delta. The coronaviruses are actually a number of respiratory illnesses that may cause diseases ranging from the common cold to the Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome. Also, the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) can be caused by this virus. While the return of SARS has been ruled out at this time there is no answer as to the cause of pneumonia for some patients.

“According to the World Health Organization (WHO), symptoms of pneumonia are mainly fever, with a number of patients having difficulty breathing, and chest radiographs showing invasive lesions of both lungs.”

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