The new SARS-like virus, known as coronavirus (NCoV), could be passed between humans who are in close contact, the World Health Organization revealed.
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
SARS is a viral respiratory disease caused by SARS-associated coronavirus.
SARS is a viral respiratory disease caused by SARS-associated coronavirus.
France's second confirmed case was a 50-year-old man, who shared a room in a hospital in Valenciennes, northern France, with a 65-year-old who fell ill with the virus after returning from Dubai, the BBC reported.
Novel coronavirus is from the same family of viruses like the one that caused an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) in 2003, however they both are different from each other.
France Going Through SARS-Like Virus Scare
In France, two confirmed cases of the new SARS-like virus were recorded at the weekend.
In France, two confirmed cases of the new SARS-like virus were recorded at the weekend.
But it is not yet clear whether it is a mutated form of an existing virus or an infection in animals that made the jump to humans.
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Second Victim of SARS-Like Virus Shifted to Intensive Care
France recorded the second victim of a deadly new SARS-like virus who had shared a hospital ward with the first victim and who was moved to the intensive care unit after his condition deteriorated.
France recorded the second victim of a deadly new SARS-like virus who had shared a hospital ward with the first victim and who was moved to the intensive care unit after his condition deteriorated.
