Some Thoughts about the New Coronavirus Syndrome and its Transmission

First and upfront, let’s call this virus WARS*, which stands for Wuhan Associated Respiratory Syndrome.  President Xi Jingping called for a war against the new virus, and a war it is.  Therefore our acronym makes intuitive sense.  The naming of Continue reading Some Thoughts about the New Coronavirus Syndrome and its Transmission

SARS and MERS – a Comparison of the New Corona Viruses

This compilation is from many sources and necessarily incomplete as we still have lots to learn about MERS. Please come back periodically for updated information. Status: 7/8/2014 Some tidbits of unknown significance: A close relative of MERS-CoV is carried by Continue reading SARS and MERS – a Comparison of the New Corona Viruses