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A Clue To Stopping Coronavirus: Knowing How Viruses Adapt From Animals To Humans

February 5, 2020

As the novel coronavirus death toll mounts, it is natural to worry. How far will this virus travel through humanity, and could another such virus arise seemingly from nowhere? As…

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The Countries Best And Worst Prepared For A Pandemic

February 4, 2020

Pandemics are the largest killers of humankind throughout history. Right now, we are facing the HIV/AIDS pandemic which elevated to such a status back in 2006. Apart from this, the…

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How Does The Wuhan Coronavirus Cause Severe Illness?

February 4, 2020

We usually think of viral respiratory infections, like the common cold, as mild nuisances that pass in a few days. But the Wuhan coronavirus has proven to be different. Of…

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The Simple Reason Why We Are Seeing More New Infectious Diseases Today

February 3, 2020

One would think that our world, compared to the past centuries where pandemics have killed millions of people is better equipped when it comes to fending off diseases thanks to…

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Wuhan, The Coronavirus And The World: Thinking Beyond Isolation

February 3, 2020

Public fear seems inevitable given the alarming updates on the coronavirus outbreak, and isolation — in the forms of lockdown and quarantine — has become our default response. As a…

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Is The Coronavirus Outbreak As Bad As SARS Or The 2009 Influenza Pandemic? A Biologist Explains The Clues

February 1, 2020

As the new coronavirus continues to cross international borders, the two key questions on public health officials’ minds are: ‘How deadly is it?’ and ‘Can it be contained?’. The two…

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Fear Spreads Easily. That’s What Gives The Wuhan Coronavirus Economic Impact

January 31, 2020

One way to count the cost of the Wuhan coronavirus is by how many people catch it, and then how many die. Another is the direct financial costs of public…

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How Contagious Is The Wuhan Coronavirus And Can You Spread It Before Symptoms Start?

January 30, 2020

Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past week, prompting concerns about how contagious the virus is and how it spreads. According to the World Health Organisation,…

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The Deadliest Pandemics In Human History

January 29, 2020

The number of confirmed cases of the Wuhan Coronavirus in China has surpassed that of the 2003 SARS outbreak, CNN reports. According to CNN, 5,975 cases were confirmed in mainland…

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What We Know Suggests The Economic Impact Of Wuhan Coronavirus Will Be Limited

January 28, 2020

The Wuhan coronavirus has had a significant human toll. More than 100 people have died and nearly 3,000 are known to be infected, including some in Australia. The number actually…

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