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Asian Coronavirus Outbreak
Starting this thread as a place where we can note effect on Markets and Sectors most impacted.
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‘Dropping like flies’
An article last summer in the journal Science Translational, marking a century of research on the Spanish flu, asserted that despite all the time that has passed, the source of the disease’s outbreak in humans (the identity of “patient zero”) is still unknown, as are the reasons for its high mortality rate among young people.
The researchers agreed that it entered humans from birds and that its features were unprecedented. The highly aggressive virus brought about unusual symptoms, including acute pneumonia and blood poisoning. Those who were infected developed a high fever and were beset by hallucinations, before losing consciousness. In some cases, the skin turned blue when the lungs filled up with liquids. Also frightening was the speed with which serious symptoms appeared. Some patients died within days, or even hours, of being infected.