Contagious Disease

Aubri Juhasz — National Public Radio The Diamond Princess cruise ship, currently quarantined in Japan, has 44 Americans aboard infected with the novel coronavirus. With almost 3,700 individuals aboard the ship, this brings the total number of cases to 355 as of Sunday. The U.S. State Department…

Whitney J. Palmer — Diagnostic Imaging Radiology researchers from the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor have determined what was in common in chest CT scans from patients who tested positive for coronavirus-associated pneumonia. The researchers…

On the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship that is quarantined off the coast of Japan has a total of 69 passengers diagnosed with the coronavirus. Now, cruise lines are to issue quarantines and perform tests and screenings. Ports are denying entry to cruise ships because of the fear of the virus…

As of January 30th, the coronavirus has infected nearly 10,000 people in China and killed around 200.  A new development in the coronavirus outbreak suggests that asymptomatic people can transmit the disease. This finding is incredibly telling, as other coronaviruses like SARS can only be…

The intensity of media coverage in English during the first month of the current Coronavirus outbreak (Jan. 2020) was so much more than during the first month of the current Ebola outbreak (Aug. 2018). There are many theories for why this is the case including: the novelty of Coronavirus, the…

Experts say that it may no longer be feasible to contain the coronavirus in China; however, failure to stop the virus in China will lead to an international outbreak and perhaps even join the respiratory diseases that regularly infect people. Toronto-based infectious disease specialist Dr. Allison…

People who have contracted the coronavirus but show no symptoms seem to be able to spread the virus to others asymptomatically. This causes a major concern as the virus is highly contagious and those who have it can unknowingly spread it. If this happens, containing the virus would be a much more…

Lily Lee and Joshua Berlinger — CNN World The US Embassy in Beijing confirmed that a 60-year-old US national has died from the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China on Thursday. Authorities believe this to be the first foreigner to die from the coronavirus. This was followed by China’s deadliest day…

In Beni, North-Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, there have been 72 civilians who have been killed recently due to rebel fighter attacks. This is the same city that is at the center of the Ebola outbreak that has been going on since May 2018 and this unrest has significantly hindered…

A UMass student in Boston just recently tested positive for the coronavirus and is now currently being held in self-isolation. Public health nurses are currently monitoring his health and report that he is recovering well. State officials working with the CDC are to determine if the student can be…

As the coronavirus has made its way into the U.S., people have become increasingly invested in the precautions that should be taken to prevent its spread. To get some answers to the circulating questions about the virus, click here. 

New information suggests that the cause of the coronavirus 2019-nCoV outbreak in China may be attributable to the Chinese Krait and Chinese cobra snakes. Since December, 2019, the disease has spread from China and cases have been reported in the United States. Chinese scientists has determined…

Dr. Jeffrey Gunzenhauser, the Los Angeles County public health department chief medical officer, states that most people hospitalized have been under 45. Influenza B is the most common flu strain this season, the first time in thirty years. 105 people in California have died from the flu this…

As the spread of the new coronavirus continues to make headlines and stir concerns across the world, Saplakoglu hopes to inform and update viewers through her article ““More US cases of coronavirus, as death toll rises: Live updates on 2019-nCoV.” As of Jan. 27, there are five confirmed cases in…