ADThe virus has infected at least 14,000 people since it was first detected in central China in late December. Several factors about the virus itself affect how bad the outbreak might become. That’s a bit more than ordinary flu but less than SARS, a genetic cousin of the new virus. “We don’t know its full potential yet.”SPREADING IN STEALTHThe biggest worry is sustained transmission, where one person spreads the virus to another and that person continues to pass it on. “Any factor that makes it harder to be sure if someone is a case or not makes control harder,” he said.

Source: Washington Post February 02, 2020 13:41 UTC