New virus that emerged in China
- What are the symptoms
Patients infected with this coronavirus experience various symptoms, including shortness of breath, fever, cough and muscle pain.
- Can the person carrying the virus die?
In January, of the more than 600 cases of infection, it is known that at least 17 people have died from the new coronavirus since its spread began, in December 2019
Which, that the vast majority of patients suffering from the virus do not end with fatal consequences.
- How is such a virus transmitted?
The Chinese authorities believe that the virus originated in a seafood market which "made illegal transactions of wild animals or others"
The first human cases were identified in this same Chinese city (Wuhan) in December 2019, although it is not yet known how or when the virus became infectious for people.
So far there is no cure for this virus