Avoiding Cold Flu Viruses

It's virtually impossible to avoid the common cold, the flu, and viruses. If you haven't been traveling overseas it's safe to say you haven't contracted the coronavirus, especially since it's deadly. but there have been reports of coronavirus affecting folks in the United States.  According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you might experience shortness of breath, some body aches, and chills if you have contracted the coronavirus. In more extreme cases, the virus may cause pneumonia, bronchitis, kidney failure and death. But they're saying symptoms of milder coronavirus cases can be indistinguishable from the common flu.

In case you're wondering, the coronaviruses seem to be a family of viruses that cause infections in the respiratory system. Presently there are seven known coronaviruses, including the newly identified 2019-nCoV.  Also, SARS which stands for (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) was the culprit coronavirus behind a deadly outbreak that happened from 2002 to 2003 that infected over 8,000 people and presumably killed 774 people. To learn more about coronavirus visit the CDC website.