What is Coronavirus? The new virus from China explained.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A new Chinese coronavirus, a cousin of the SARS virus, has infected more than 200 people 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.

"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.

The World Health Organization offered guidance to countries on how they can prepare for it, including how to monitor for the sick and how to treat patients.

Here are seven things you should know about a coronavirus.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/what-is-coronavirus-the-new-virus-from-china-explained/ar-BBZ9zQG?ocid=msn360

[Maru Kitteh]

1. IT STARTED IN DECEMBER?

Damn, damn, DAMN! That is some very fast and nasty crap.

[roamer65]

2. 1918 redux?

Time will tell.