Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body's normal functions. The disease that the virus causes has been named COVID-19, which stands for coronavirus disease 2019. Tests were developed for the new virus and recorded cases started to surge. How does the virus spread? The National Institutes of Health in the US, and Baylor University in Waco, Texas, say they are working on a vaccine based on what they know about coronaviruses in general, using information from the SARS outbreak.

Source: Daily Mail March 18, 2020 22:33 UTC