How it spreads

　　Viruses can spread from human contact with animals. Scientists think MERS started in camels，according to the WHO.With SARS， scientistssuspected civet cats（貍貓）were to blame.

　　When it comes to human-to-human transmission of the viruses， often it happens when someone comes into contact with the infected person‘s secretions（分泌物）.

　　Depending on how virulent （有毒的）the virus is， a cough， sneeze or handshake could cause exposure. The virus can also be transmitted by touching something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth， nose or eyes. Caregivers （護(hù)理人員） can sometimes be exposed by handling a patient’s waste，according to the CDC.

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　　一種新的中國冠狀病毒，是SARS病毒的一個(gè)堂兄弟，自去年12月在中國武漢爆發(fā)以來，已經(jīng)感染了1000多人�？茖W(xué)家LeoPoon首先破譯了這種病毒，他認(rèn)為它很可能是從動(dòng)物身上開始傳播到人類身上的。香港大學(xué)醫(yī)學(xué)院公共衛(wèi)生學(xué)院的病毒學(xué)專家Poon說：“我們知道這會(huì)導(dǎo)致肺炎（PoT），然后對(duì)抗生素治療無效，這并不奇怪，但就死亡率而言，SARS殺死了10%的個(gè)體。”世界衛(wèi)生組織向各國提供了如何做好準(zhǔn)備的指導(dǎo)，包括如何監(jiān)測病人和如何治療病人。