The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China has risen to at least 17. Eight new deaths were confirmed in the province of Hubei, according to the health authority in Wuhan, the provincial capital.
The human coronavirus is seen in this image made from a transmission electron microscopy view. Cavallini James/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Imagesin December. Scientist Leo Poon, who first decoded the virus, thinks it likely started in an animal and spread to humans.Coronaviruses are a large group of viruses that are common among animals. In rare cases, they can be transmitted from animals to humans., similar to a common cold.
For those with a weakened immune system, there's a chance the virus could cause much more serious respiratory tract illness like a pneumonia or bronchitisViruses can spread from human contact with animals. When it comes to human-to-human transmission of the viruses, often it happens when someone comes into contact with the infected person's secretions.There is no specific treatment. Most of the time, symptoms will go away on their own.
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