Coronaviruses are a type of virus. There are many different kinds, and some cause disease. A newly identified type, called 2019 novel coronavirus, has caused a recent outbreak of respiratory illness that started in China.

Recent information indicates 2019 novel coronavirus, also called 2019-nCoV, may be passed from person to person. There are still a lot of unknowns, including how contagious it might be.

Incubation period:- It appears that symptoms are showing up in people within 14 days of exposure to the virus.

2019 novel coronavirus Symptoms:
Cough
Fever
Shortness of breath
In rare cases, it can lead to severe respiratory problems, kidney failure or death.

How 2019 Novel Coronavirus Spreads:
Droplets of bodily fluids – such as saliva or mucus – from an infected person are dispersed in the air or on surfaces by coughing or sneezing.

These droplets can come into direct contact with other people or can infect those who pick them up by touching infected surfaces and then their faces.

According to scientists, coughs and sneezes can travel several feet and stay suspended in the air for up to 10 minutes.

If you believe you have these symptoms and you have traveled to Wuhan, China, within 14 days, contact your health care provider.

Scientific research is the systematic investigation of scientific theories and hypotheses.

Scientists use the scientific method, a process that helps construct an accurate depiction of our universe and its processes, in order to answer whatever question they may have!

What this means is, researchers, observe the world around them, formulate potential explanations for the phenomena they observe, test their hypotheses out with experiments, and analyze their results to see if they were right or wrong.

The key thing about the scientific method is that it carries no prejudice, meaning you don’t even have to believe whatever it is the researcher wrote or said! Using the scientific method, you can repeat the experiment to find out for yourself whether or not the other researcher’s assertions are true. This is a key factor that separates science from dogma!

The other important part of scientific research is that a hypothesis must be falsifiable. A falsifiable hypothesis or theory is one where an experiment or another discovery can prove it to be wrong, untrue, and false. This is another critical factor that separates science from the world of religion, astrology, and pseudoscience.