The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from Wuhan is currently causing concern in the medical community as the virus is spreading around the world.1 Since its identification…
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The outbreak of a mysterious virus that originated in China and has been reported in at least five other countries, including the U.S., is definitely…
Here’s what the oft-cited R0 number tells us about the new outbreak—and what it doesn’t. When a new disease emerges, health organizations turn to a…
How do you tell the world that your discovery of a new virus isn’t that big a deal? Simple: You name it “Yada Yada,” the…