Detection of novel coronaviruses in bats in Myanmar

Re:Detection of novel coronaviruses in bats in Myanmar by gus_massa on Sunday April 12, 2020 @11:35AM (#22848869)

Note that coronavirus is a big family of virus, only a few (2?) are transmisible from human to human and also potentially deadly for humans. Most of the virus in the coronavirus family don´t infect humans or are not harmful. You may get just a normal cold, and you are fine a week later.

They found 6 new versions of coronavirus, but IIUC they are not harmful for humans. This is business as usual.

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Re:Detection of novel coronaviruses in bats in Myanmar by omgwtfbyobbq on Sunday April 12, 2020 @12:29PM (#22849256)

FEIW, there are at least four common coronaviruses (229E, NL63, OC43, and HKU1) that humans transmit, and based on the CDC's language there are other less common ones.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/general-information.html

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Re:Detection of novel coronaviruses in bats in Myanmar by throwanem on Sunday April 12, 2020 @12:38PM (#22849324)

The larger point is that coronaviruses as a family are unusually good at mutation and recombination, especially in the facilitating environment of bats, which typically have a high viral load. That makes them of particular concern as a potential source of novel infectious diseases in humans.

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