Wuhan Coronavirus 101: What We Do — And Don't — Know About A Newly Identified Disease
The virus was identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December, and the number of confirmed cases is rapidly increasing. Here's what we do — and don't — know about coronavirus 2019-nCoV.
A new strain of virus that appears to have originated in China is spreading rapidly and crossing borders. There are hundreds of confirmed cases and at least 17 reported deaths. Here's what we know so far about this virus, as reported by NPR's daily science podcast Short Wave.
What kind of disease is this?
The outbreak is caused by a coronavirus. Common human coronaviruses cause mild to moderate upper respiratory symptoms, including , while more severe types can cause pneumonia and death. The name for this kind of virus comes from the crownlike
