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When a new health crisis emerges, it pays to be informed.

And today we're counting down our picks for the 10 things you should know about the novel Corona virus.

Thehe bility of the deadly Corona virus to spread is getting stronger for this list.

We're looking at key pieces of information pertaining to this viral outbreak, with the goal of helping you put the novel Corona virus in context.

Avoid unnecessary panic and take whatever measures you need to in order to minimize risks.

If you're concerned about something, the best thing that you can do is get informed.

And when it comes to matters of health, a lot of sensationalism and fearmongering tends to occur.

News about the Corona virus is spreading fast, but so is misinformation.

So let's start by de mystifying the novel Corona virus.

There isn't one single Corona virus out there, but rather an entire family of viruses that are actually quite common.

Most of them aren't particularly threatening to humans.

Symptoms typically amount to little more than a cold or at worst, a respiratory infection requiring medication.

Unfortunately, every now and then a strain comes along.

It's spreading between humans and involves life threatening symptoms.

To such corona viruses from the last 20 years are SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome and murders or Middle East respiratory syndrome.

But some experts fear saws may now spread further.

The scientific name for this specific Corona virus is 2019 and cov.

However, it's more commonly being referred to as the novel Corona virus or the Wuhan Corona virus, a reference to its reported place of origin.

The city of Wuhan, China 2019 and Cov is believed to have initially broken out at a seafood and live animal market.

It's incredibly difficult to pinpoint the exact source of a Corona virus.

But in studying the genetic sequence of the virus, the scientific community first pointed to a snake as the most likely culprit before turning their attention to bats, a species known for spreading viruses.

Though bats may have been involved, the viral video showing a woman eating bat soup allegedly in Wuhan has nothing to do with the outbreak that was filmed in Pelo number eight.

In a perfect world, any particularly grave illness would have hyper distinct symptoms that make it easy to identify.

Unfortunately, the novel Corona virus is part of a family of viruses that results in extremely common cold like symptoms.

As such, when the 2019 and COV does begin to show itself, it does so by checking the lowest common denominator boxes coughing, fever and shortness of breath.

These air symptoms that are common to most upper respiratory infections.

It seems quite mild in lots of people, and probably those people don't end up in hospital it all.

We only know about the more severe cases from there.

However, 2019 and cov can become a lower respiratory infection, resulting in pneumonia.

Some patients also experienced nausea, vomiting and or diarrhea.

Corona viruses are spread via the respiratory system, e sneezing and coughing.

This is one of the few things that the scientific community can say with certainty about this outbreak.

Since Corona viruses struggle to survive outside of a host, you also really shouldn't be too concerned about transmission via packages from China what has complicated it spread, however, is the mystery surrounding its incubation period.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the CDC, can't pinpoint a timeline, saying it could be anywhere between two and 14 days.

On January 29th a new study suggested an average incubation of approximately five days.

Most troubling is that 2019 and cov maybe transmissible even before host show symptoms.

Authorities are now warning that the virus is contagious during its incubation period.

How do you protect yourself whenever there's a viral outbreak?

The rules are always pretty much the same.

Wash your hands frequently and thoroughly.

Be extra diligent when navigating public spaces like bathrooms and mass transit as much as possible.

Avoid unnecessary contact between your hands, eyes and mouth unless you've just washed your hands.

And if someone is showing signs of illness, avoid close contact because it's a respiratory virus.

People have been clearing surgical masks from store shelves, but since these tend to be loose fitting, you should consider them a preventative measure rather than a guarantee of protection.

The Corona Viruses level of contagiousness is debated, ranging from 1.4 to 5.5 newly infected people per host.

Unfortunately, they're currently isn't a vaccine available with which to stop the novel Corona virus in its tracks.

Worse yet, there are no viable antiviral treatments that have proven effective in combating those already affected with 2019 and cov.

What we're saying is there isn't really a treatment for the time being.

And so, in lieu of one, healthcare providers are alleviating the symptoms of patients and providing support to their immune systems, however possible, including in severe cases supporting vital organ function, the immune system is capable of fighting off the virus, and hospitalization gives the body access to the best resources with which to heal itself.

It was one of the scariest things about the novel.

Two of the people who died are outside the infection hot zone, as it's known in China's central who Bay Province.

There are at least 830 confirmed cases of people sickened by the virus.

The number of reported illnesses outside mainland China.

It's also up this morning, though it feels like it's been much longer.

By December 18th there were at least eight cases.

Despite quarantines, the virus soon spread to all provinces of China.

As of January 31st there were well over 9000 confirmed infections and more than 200 fatalities.

As you can see from this graph, the number of cases has spiked over the past week on the city of Wuhan continues to be at the center of the outbreak.

Unfortunately, Wuhan is a major port city and because of our increased global mobility, cases of 2019 and cov have now been confirmed in 20 other countries touching Australia, North America, Europe and the Middle East.

Thankfully, in places where only a few cases have been reported, the likelihood of transmission remains low.

Chinese authorities are warning that the deadly Corona viruses becoming Maur infectious as countries around the world scramble to limit the outbreak.

To date, the novel Corona virus has proven far less deadly than similar viral outbreaks.

The fatality rate of stars, for example, was 9.6%.

MERS amore effective killer reached 34.4%.

Symptoms include fever, cough and shortness of breath.

For many those symptoms air followed by more severe complications such as pneumonia and kidney failure.

The World Health Organisation estimates that 36% of infected patients have died from murders to date, The estimated fatality rate of the Wuhan Corona virus is just 2% most often 2019 and Kobe proves fatal in patients with existing pulmonary conditions.

And so as it stands right now, it's assumed that the majority of people infected with the virus will eventually recover.

In fact, a number of patients have already recovered in China, Australia, Japan and Thailand.

A growing number of pneumonia patients are now in recovery.

The first case, in Pinch Young city and Jiangxi Province, has recovered and been discharged.

Two more patients in Shin Jin and two more in Shanghai.

But if the spread can't be contained, even a 2% fatality rate could prove devastating.

On January 30th 2020 the World Health Organization officially declared the novel Corona virus to be a global health emergency.

The main reason for this declaration is not because of what is happening in China, but because of what is happening in other countries.