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A Virus caused severe lung disease, which has begun in China, to other countries, including the UK.

The coronavirus had to die, with 1,381 of them.

What are the Symptoms ? to begin

It seems with a fever, followed by a dry cough.

After a week, it leads to shortness of breath, and some patients require treatment in the hospital. Especially, the appears to cause rare infections, a runny nose or sneezing.

The incubation period Between infection and show no Symptoms - can take up to 14 days, according to The World Health Organization (WHO).

say some researchers, it is as long as 24 days.

And Chinese scientists say that some people can be contagious even before their Symptoms occur.

How lethal is the coronavirus is?

Based on data from 17,000 patients with this coronavirus, The Who said:

The proportion dying from the disease, appears to be low (Between 1% and 2%), But the figures are unreliable.

thousands are still treated, But can go to die, so that the death-rate could be higher.

But it is also unclear how many mild cases remain unreported - so the mortality rate could also be lower.

this cases in the right context, about a billion people catch influenza each year, with 290,000 and 650 ' 000 deaths. The severity of the flu changes every year.

coronavirus Can be treated or cured?

Right now, the treatment is based on the essential, keep the body of the patient, including the breathing to support your immune system can fight off The Virus .

But , The Work on the development of a vaccine is underway and it is hoped it will be the human tests before the end of the year.

the hospitals are also Tests of anti-see viral medication, if you have a effect.

How can I protect myself?

WHO says:

How fast is the spread?

thousands of new cases reported every day.

However, analysts believe that the true scale could be 10 times greater than the official figures.

The Number of cases is believed to be doubling every five to Seven Days .

WHO says that the outbreak can be contained.

But some experts, including the former head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, say, it could be a pandemic - a worldwide epidemic.

With the flu and the common cold tends to spread the fastest in the winter, it's the hope of The Turning of The Seasons , the containment of the outbreak.

school holidays can also help slow down their spread.

However, another strain of coronavirus - Middle East respiratory Syndrome - originated in the summer, in Saudi Arabia , so there is no guarantee of fine weather, will stop the outbreak.

How did it start?

This Virus is not really "new" - it is just new to the people, jumped from One species to another.

Many of the early cases were fruit wholesale market connected with The South China sea, in the city of Wuhan.

In China, a lot of people come in close contact with animals harboring The Virus - and the Land of the dense urban population means that the disease can spread easily.

the Severe acute respiratory Syndrome (Sars), caused by a coronavirus, began in bats And Then infected the civet, which, in turn, gave it to the people.

The Sars outbreak that began in China in the year 2002 774 of the 8,098 people and killed infected.

The current Virus does not seem to be One of the seven species of coronavirus to be mutated so far. But while it seems to be stable, this is something that scientists are watching carefully.

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