Deadly SARS-like virus spreading-transmitted from person to person
British officials say a mysterious virus related to SARS may have spread between humans, as they confirmed the 11th case worldwide of the new coronavirus in a patient who probably caught it from a family member.
The new virus was first identified last year in the Middle East, and the 10 people who have previously been infected had all traveled to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, or Pakistan. The latest patient is a UK resident with no recent travel to any of those countries but who had close personal contact with an earlier case. The patient is in intensive care at a Birmingham hospital.
Of the 11 cases to date, five people have died. Health experts still aren’t sure how humans are being infected. The new coronavirus is most closely related to a bat virus, and scientists are considering whether bats or other animals like goats or camels are a possible source of infection. The new coronavirus is part of a family of viruses that cause ailments including the common cold and SARS. In 2003, a global outbreak of SARS killed about 800 people worldwide.
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One concern I personally have is that someone may be using these known diseases to test a transmission method for biological warfare.
That would be difficult to detect and make a good trial run for something far more lethal.
That’s a frightening prospect James.
As Von Clausewitz wrote, “You cannot plan for what you think the enemy might do, but for what he can do.” (probably not a 100% accurate quote, I haven’t read him for a long time)