Editorial: Foiling the coronavirus is only one of your public health duties to the rest of us
The coronavirus has arrived in the Chicago area. Nationally, more than 100 cases have been diagnosed across 15 states, and several Americans have died. The numbers are bound to rise in the coming days. It's unlikely that any geographic region on Earth that isn't isolated - Antarctica, we wish you good fortune - will be spared from the scary respiratory illness that is making its way around the globe.
Public health agencies, hospitals and health care workers at all levels will be doing everything they can to curtail the spread of the disease and treat those who become infected. But it's not their job alone, or even chiefly. Public health
