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Originally Posted by Megatron96
So the full name if this thing is SARS-CoV whatever. Not really important, but okay.
I've only seen it referred to as either conoravirus or COVID-19. So sue me.
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That's the official name of the virus. It is of the coronavirus "family." COVID-19 is the name of the disease it's currently causing.
The R0 is somewhere in between 2 and 3. That means that anyone who gets it will spread it to 2 to 3 people. And those 2 to 3 people likely give it to 2 to 3 other people each. And so on. The R0 for a rhinovirus (cold) is much higher at 6. So, as you can see now, thankfully this bug does NOT spread as fast as the common cold. It is much more lethal, however.