Myocardial involvement occurred in 690 of 1,140 participants (61%).
Study suggests medical masks may offer similar protecion as N95 respirators, but experts say hold on.
Public health professionals use some terms imprecisely, others incorrectly, and still others technically accurate but almost sure to be misunderstood by the public.
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The woman has no fever or respiratory symptoms and may go home soon.
Officials put the case count at 41 and note how the new virus relates to the SARS virus.
Wuhan's health commission hasn't released any updates on the outbreak since Jan 5.
The virus seems to group with the betacoronaviruses, the genus that includes the SARS virus and MERS-CoV.
Coronaviruses that can cause serious human disease are on the rise, emphasizing the importance of public health preparedness.
Hong Kong, meanwhile, reports a respirator shortage.
The CDC issues a watch but does not call for travel limits.
The outbreak raises questions about not only the pathogen, but how patients were exposed.
Local sources say the market linked to the cases sold some live animals and animal organs, raising concerns about zoonotic virus spread.
Health officials in China are investigating the cause of a pneumonia outbreak in the city of Wuhan in Hubei province that has sickened 27 people and seems to be linked to a seafood market.
