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Wuhan Coronavirus Is 80% Similar To SARS.

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Wuhan Coronavirus Is 80% Similar To SARS.
Wuhan Coronavirus Is 80% Similar To SARS.

The coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, has killed at least 360 people and infected more than 17,000.

According to Business Insider, coronaviruses are zoonotic diseases.

In other words, they jump from animals to humans.

Two new studies say both this virus and SARS originated in bats then jumped to people.

Also, the studies show the Wuhan coronavirus shares 80% of its genome with the coronavirus responsible for the SARS outbreak.

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