94n
Member
- Joined
- Jul 10, 2019
- Messages
- 266
Theres this new virus coming out. Scientists theorize that it came from animals which mutated to infect humans. They're not sure if it's able to be transmitted humans to other humans. And they don't know how dangerous this virus could be, if its effects only cause cold-like symptoms or something more severe. Though it seems like news stations are hyping this up with dramatic headlines.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51148303
Number of new infections
Confirmed case in Japan and Thailand: https://www.sciencealert.com/japan-reports-case-of-mystery-virus-behind-china-outbreak
Video: Mystery virus causes severe lung disease
https://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/20200118192948-mystery-virus-causes-severe-lung-disease-in-china/
Alleged Origins
Chinese festivals and holidays will be occurring soon, meaning millions of people will be traveling in and out of China.
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51148303
Number of new infections
The number of people already infected by the mystery virus emerging in China is far greater than official figures suggest, scientists have told the BBC.
There have been more than 60 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, but UK experts estimate a figure nearer 1,700.
Two people are known to have died from the respiratory illness, which appeared in Wuhan city in December.
"I am substantially more concerned than I was a week ago," disease outbreak scientist Prof Neil Ferguson, said.
The work was conducted by the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College London, which advises bodies including the UK government and the World Health Organization (WHO).
"Much remains to be understood about the new coronavirus," it said. "Not enough is known to draw definitive conclusions about how it is transmitted, the clinical features of the disease, the extent to which it has spread, or its source, which remains unknown."
Confirmed case in Japan and Thailand: https://www.sciencealert.com/japan-reports-case-of-mystery-virus-behind-china-outbreak
Video: Mystery virus causes severe lung disease
https://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/20200118192948-mystery-virus-causes-severe-lung-disease-in-china/
Alleged Origins
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/11/china-mystery-illness-outbreak-causes-first-deathIn total 41 people have been diagnosed with the pathogen, which preliminary lab tests cited by Chinese state media earlier this week pointed to a new type of coronavirus, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission said on Saturday in a statement on its website.
Two of them have been discharged from hospital and the rest are in stable condition, while 739 people deemed to have been in close contact with the patients have been cleared, it said.
The man, the first victim of the outbreak that began in December, was a regular buyer at the seafood market and had been previously diagnosed with abdominal tumours and chronic liver disease, the health authority said. Treatments did not improve his symptoms after he was admitted to hospital and he died on the evening of 9 January when his heart failed.
No new cases had been detected since 3 January, the commission added.
The Wuhan health authority also said the patients were mainly vendors and buyers at a seafood market in the city, and that to date no medical staff had been infected, nor had clear evidence of human-to-human transmission been found.
Chinese festivals and holidays will be occurring soon, meaning millions of people will be traveling in and out of China.