How contagious is the Wuhan coronavirus and can you spread it before symptoms start?
- Written by C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, UNSW
Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past week, prompting concerns about how contagious the virus is and how it spreads.
According to the World Health Organisation, 16-21% of people with the virus in China became severely ill and 2-3% of those infected have died.
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