Category: Health

The coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, is called a “novel” virus for good reason. While many different coronaviruses that can cause illness have been identified and are well known to infectious disease specialists, the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans. This means that, […]


Reducing the number of cases and subsequent deaths from COVID-19, also called coronavirus, depends heavily on getting a better handle on how the disease spreads from person to person. Although infectious disease specialists still have a lot to learn about how the disease is transmitted, the potential airborne nature of this new virus places the […]