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How does the disease present? Well, from what is known so far, there can be the number of symptoms range from mild to severe. There can be fever and respiratory symptoms such as cough and short of breath. In more severe case, there’s been pneumonia (肺炎), kidney failure (肾衰竭), and death. The mortality rate (死亡率) was not known yet.
How can we tell if someone is infected or not? The infection can be diagnosed (诊断) by a test calling PCR or Polymerase Chain Reaction (聚合酶链反应). This test identifies the virus basing on its genetic fingerprint. There is current no specific medication for the virus and treatment is supportive care. There’s no vaccine (疫苗) to protect the virus. Treatment and vaccines are in development.
