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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by lubujackson on Thursday January 30, 2020 @10:02PM (#22198610)
Yes, coronavirus is a broad class of flus. SARS and MERS are both coronaviruses and there seems to be a lot of genetic similarity to SARS.
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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by inferiorhuman on Thursday January 30, 2020 @11:09PM (#22198958)
The flu is the influenza virus, period. The common cold is typically caused by a rhinovirus, but coronaviruses, adenoviruses, and influenza viruses can cause colds too.
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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by trevyn on Thursday January 30, 2020 @11:45PM (#22199142)
But note that “the influenza virus” is a term that includes many genetically distinct mutations.
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Re:WHO declares coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency by inferiorhuman on Thursday January 30, 2020 @11:58PM (#22199200)
Sure, and there are around 160 known types of rhinovirus, 50 adenovirus types, and now 7 known forms of human corona viruses. Flu refers to a specific family of RNA viruses, common cold is a much more broad term.
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