First identified in Guangdong province, southern China, it causes respiratory problems, according to the WHO, but can also cause diarrhea, fatigue, shortness of breath, shortness of breath and kidney failure. Depending on the age of the patient, SARS mortality varied between 0 and 50% of cases, with the elderly being most at risk.
The Wuhan coronavirus is currently considered milder than SARS and MERS and takes longer to develop symptoms. Patients typically have a mild cough for a week followed by shortness of breath that makes them want to go to the hospital, explains Peter Hobby, professor of infectious diseases and emerging global health at the University of Oxford. So far, about 15 to 20% of cases have become severe and require hospital ventilation, for example.
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