Dr Cory Couillard

Image courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net A deadly new strain of coronavirus has been identified that is similar to the SARS virus.  Coronaviruses are a wide spectrum grouping of viruses that are known to cause illness in animals and humans. The source of this new deadly virus is unknown but has already claimed up to nine lives.  Coronaviruses are known to affect a wide range of animals and can become life threatening when they become transmissible between animals-to-humans.  Further mutation of the virus occurs when there is human-to-human spread.  Reports indicate that there is possible human-to-human spread but it is uncertain if the affected family members were infected by the same source.   Initial reports indicate that the novel coronavirus  does not appear to transmit easily between people while the distant relative SARS virus was much more transmissible. Symptoms of novel coronavirus Novel coronavirus is known to create severe respirato...