If corona viruses usually cause mild illness in humans, how could this new coronavirus be responsible for a potentially life-threatening disease such as SARS?
A There is not enough information about the new virus to determine the full range of illness that it might cause. Coronaviruses have occasionally been linked to pneumonia in humans. Some viruses genetically change over time giving rise to new strains which can cause severe or previously unencountered illness.
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