Hot: Publish photos of lungs devoured by corona virus

Chinese health experts have shown lung scans of a patient infected with coronavirus 2019 nCoV.

Chinese health experts have shown lung scans of a patient infected with coronavirus 2019 nCoV .

The image published in the journal Radiology was obtained by computerized tomography of the lung of a 33-year-old woman hospitalized in Lanzhou City (China) with a fever of 39 ° C and a cough for 5 days.

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Photograph of the lungs affected by corona virus.

In the first image you can see the smoky area that the term X-ray called "frosted glass effect". The second scan, three days later, found that the affected area was spreading .

"Based on the epidemiological characteristics, clinical manifestations, chest scans and laboratory data, the doctor gave the diagnosis of acute pneumonia 2019-nСоV" - the article said.

In late December, Chinese authorities announced an outbreak of acute pneumonia of unknown origin in the heavily populated city of Wuhan (Hubei province). Experts have determined that the causative agent is the new strain of corona virus - 2019-nCoV, spread from person to person. Symptoms include hyperthermia, cough, shortness of breath, and prolonged fever.

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Update 09 February 2020
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