The new cluster of viral pneumonia cases originating in Wuhan, China, marks the third time in 20 years that a member of the large family of coronaviruses (CoVs) has jumped from animals to humans and sparked an outbreak. In a new JAMA Viewpoint essay, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the NIH’s National Institute of… Read More »
First patient to recover from China’s killer coronavirus describes being treated in the ICU after going to the hospital because of headache Mr Huang, 23, works at a train station in Wuhan and fell ill on December 24 His workplace is close to the breeding ground of the virus, a seafood market He initially felt… Read More »
An outbreak of a new coronavirus in China has killed six people and sickened more than 300, and has spread to at least five other countries. The first case outside of Asia was announced on Tuesday, as federal health officials confirmed that a Washington State man who had recently traveled to China had been hospitalized.… Read More »