The first case of the coronavirus has surfaced within the Chicago space, metropolis and state officers mentioned Friday.
The case was confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Officials offered no different particulars. City and state well being officers will focus on the case at a 10:30 a.m. information convention.
“Importantly, at this time, public health officials do not advise of any imminent health risk to the public,” native well being officers mentioned.
There are many recognized sorts of coronaviruses. Some trigger the frequent chilly. Others present in bats, camels and different animals have advanced into extra extreme sicknesses resembling SARS (extreme acute respiratory syndrome) or MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome).
Common signs embody a runny nostril, headache, cough and fever. Shortness of breath, chills and physique aches are related to extra harmful sorts of coronavirus, in keeping with the CDC.
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