Sunday, May 12, 2013

World Health Organization New Virus

There is a virus called novel coronavirus that the World Health Organization believes can be passed from human to human through close contact. The disease has been known to cause pneumonia and kidney failure and has been spotted in different spots around globe. Saudi Arabia has reported its second case which may have been the cause of death of a patient. There have been multiple cases throughout Europe over 2012 and 2013 which have resulted in 18 deaths. Novel coronavirus is related to the 2003 SARS outbreak and it is unclear if this disease is a mutation of an old virus or an animal infection that has jumped to humans.

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22502143

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