Recent studies also suggest that climate change is driving pollen counts upward. That could result in greater human susceptibility to viruses.
The US response to the coronavirus was slow and problematic, but it also was rooted in a 19th-century way of viewing public health.
Harvard University and AbbVie have announced a $30 million collaborative research alliance to study and develop novel therapies against emergent viral infections, with a focus on those caused by coronaviruses and by viruses that lead to hemorrhagic fever.
Yellow fever, malaria and Ebola all spilled over from animals to humans at the edges of tropical forests. The new coronavirus is the latest zoonosis.
'Normal' body temperature varies from person to person by age, time of day, where it's measured, and even menstrual cycle. External conditions also influence your thermometer reading.
Emphasizing foreign origins of a disease can have racist connotations and implications for how people understand their own risk of disease.
There is currently no evidence showing it makes COVID-19 symptoms worse.
While identifying a new disease by its place of origin seems intuitive, history shows that doing so can have serious consequences for the people that live there.
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