It’s hard to know yet. But the fatality rate isprobably less than 3 percent, much less than SARS. READ MORE: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/asia/china-coronavirus-contain.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share#transmission

Are you coming back from a trip to China? Expect to be screened for the new virus coming from China. Public health experts are still trying to determine all the ways it might be transmitted.  Read More: https://www.precisionvaccinations.com/coronavirus-2019-ncov-diagnostic-testing-can-be-conducted-cdc?s=en&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=pv-consumer-general&utm_medium=email&utm_content=[%20_currentdayname]  

New research has revealed that the Zika virus breaks into brain cells by using a special molecular key, and scientists think the virus could be tweaked so that it infects only brain cancer cells, leaving  healthy cells unharmed. Read More: https://www.livescience.com/using-zika-virus-to-treat-brain-cancer.html  

Four decades on, the U.S. and Russia still maintain samples of the potentially deadly virus, and the debate on whether they should be kept or destroyed rages on.  Read More: https://www.newsweek.com/smallpox-eradicated-40-years-ago-us-russia-stocks-virus-1476932  

This new year, try something new — like seeing the world! Travel as much as you can and I promise — it’s a life-changing experience! Have a great new year everyone!