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Novel coronavirus infection –1 of 4 dead in U.K.,New death in Saudi Arabia
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[quote:Treyfish:MV8yMTM1ODM5XzM2MjU5MTM3XzI3NDI5MDk1] [b]New coronavirus as adept at infecting human lung cells as common cold: study[/b] British authorities announced Tuesday that another person has died from infection with the new coronavirus as European scientists revealed the new virus easily infects the cells of the airways of the human lung. [b]In fact, the new coronavirus is as adept at infecting the cells of the upper airways as two cousin viruses — the one that caused SARS and one that causes common colds, the new study reported. All three are members of the coronavirus family[/b]. Also on Tuesday, the World Health Organization tweaked its case definition for the new coronavirus, in what appears to be an attempt to ensure health officials don’t miss mild cases. That comes in the wake of the discovery of a mild infection in a British resident related to the person who just died. The man who died — the sixth confirmed fatal infection with this virus — was part of a cluster of three cases in the U.K. Only one, the first diagnosed, had recently travelled abroad. He is believed to have been infected during his trip, which took him to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The other two family members were infected in the U.K., the first time infections with this virus have been seen to have taken place outside the Middle East. They are the man who died and his female relative, who suffered only a mild illness and has since recovered. Authorities believe the second and third cases in this family were infected via person-to-person transmission, but it appears there are still unanswered questions about the pattern of spread within this group. “The second and third http://www.vancouverdesi.com/news/new-coronavirus-as-adept-at-infecting-human-lung-cells-as-common-cold-study/507046/ [/quote]
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Novel coronavirus infection –update 11 February 2013 -
The United Kingdom (UK) has informed WHO of a confirmed case with infection of the novel coronavirus (NCoV). The case is a UK resident who developed symptoms of illness on 26 January 2013. Laboratory investigations on respiratory specimens have revealed both an Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 infection and a confirmed NCoV infection. He is hospitalized in intensive care unit.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the patient had a history of travel to Pakistan and Saudi Arabia
. Further investigation into the case is ongoing.
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has instituted stringent infection control measures around the patient and identified contacts who may have been exposed to the patient during his illness.... [
link to www.who.int
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