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Doctor under “observation” in Mexico for coronavirus had only one common cold: Health official | Univision Salud News

The doctor of Asian origin who was under “observation” in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, gave coronavirus negative which has spread in cities in China and has generated worldwide concern, the Health Ministry reported Thursday.

The 57-year-old man and resident of Reynosa was put in “observation” because it had dry cough and nasal discharge, and because it had traveled at Christmas to Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the virus outbreak that has so far killed 17 people and infected about 600.

“The 57-year-old doctor was diagnosed with Rhinovirus adenovirus, that is, common cold “said the Secretary of Health, Gloria Molina, quoted by the newspaper Millennium.

Mexico also ruled on the eve of another possible case of coronavirus, a large family of viruses that can cause diseases that range from a common cold to more severe ones such as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and the Acute and Severe Respiratory Syndrome (SARS ), according to the World Health Organization.

They are usually common viruses in animals, but sometimes they can infect humans, as happened with SARS and now with this virus that – it was already proven – that It is also transmitted from person to person.

Two of the seven coronaviruses that infect humans – SARS and MERS – can cause severe pneumonia and even death. The new virus in question has already caused nine fatalities.

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