The dashboard shows all suspected and confirmed cases of coronavirus across geographies, along with data pertaining to patients who have died or made successful recoveries from the viral disease.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University’s Centre for Systems Science and Engineering have launched a live dashboard that tracks the spread of the Coronavirus in real time. The online dashboard scrapes data from the websites of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the centres of disease control in China, India, U.S., and Europe.
It shows all suspected and confirmed cases of Coronavirus across geographies, along with data pertaining to patients who have died or made successful recoveries from the viral disease. The interactive map has been visualized using Graphic Information System (GIS) software powered by Esri, a digital land-use consultancy firm.
The first case of the Coronavirus was reported in Wuhan City, China, and has claimed 130 people in mainland China, and more than 6,000 people have been infected, according to a BBC report. Despite efforts by Chinese authorities to quarantine affected patients and contain the spread of the disease, cases have been reported in other continents including North America, Europe, and Australia.
The Coronavirus is not the first such disease to emanate from the hinterlands of China. Those infected with Coronavirus exhibit symptoms typical to viral diseases, like fever, cough, fatigue, and shortness of breath. The live dashboard has additional resources for raising awareness about the virus, sourced from the US Centre of Disease Control and Preventions, and the WHO.
The Coronavirus is not the first such disease to emanate from the hinterlands of China. It is similar to the SARS virus and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). Financial markets have started reacting adversely to news coming in from China.
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Many companies which have factories in the region have temporarily shuttered their facilities till the outbreak has been contained. Fears of a global pandemic drove the DOW Industrial by 549 points since the opening bell on January 29. Major indices in other countries also tanked.
Chinese officials announced that stock markets in Shenzhen and Shanghai will remain shut until February 3.
Nipah Virus Symptoms: Abdominal Pain, Stiff Neck And Seizures
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People are in a state of chaos as the 'deadly' Nipah virus (NiV) is slowly gripping the nation.
On Tuesday, minutes before succumbing to the infection, a 28-year-old nurse Lini had shared an emotional letter with her husband, expressing the pain of not being able to see him one last time. She was exposed to the virus while treating affected patients in the Perambra Taluk Hospital, Kozhikode.
While the moving note broke our hearts, it's time we take this condition seriously and be extremely cautious about it.
People are in a state of chaos as the 'deadly' Nipah virus (NiV) is slowly gripping the nation.
On Tuesday, minutes before succumbing to the infection, a 28-year-old nurse Lini had shared an emotion..
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NiV doesn't show any symptoms when it first infects you. However, the incubation period is between 4 and 14 days from contracting the disease to the onset of symptoms. However, 45 days of incubation have also been reported in some case.
NiV doesn't show any symptoms when it first infects you. However, the incubation period is between 4 and 14 days from contracting the disease to the onset of symptoms. However, 45 days of incubation ..
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When the symptoms start showing, look out for the commons signs of influenza. The infection can start with fever, sore throat, throat irritation, throbbing headaches, abdominal pain, fainting, nausea, vomiting and pain in muscles (myalgia).
When the symptoms start showing, look out for the commons signs of influenza. The infection can start with fever, sore throat, throat irritation, throbbing headaches, abdominal pain, fainting, nausea..
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The next things this virus affects is your breathing. Patients will experience mild to severe acute respiratory infection. Starting with wheezing and breathing difficulty, the symptoms lead to atypical pneumonia and other severe problems.
The next things this virus affects is your breathing. Patients will experience mild to severe acute respiratory infection. Starting with wheezing and breathing difficulty, the symptoms lead to atypic..
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The next stage is fatal encephalitis. This life-threatening condition is a form of brain fever causing inflammation of tissues. Watch out for mild symptoms like fever, headache, vomiting, stiff neck, exhaustion, and severe signs like high fever, confusion, drowsiness, hallucinations, slower movements, coma (within 24-48 hours), seizures, irritability, sensitivity to light, unconsciousness and neurological problems.
However, people can make full recovery after surviving acute encephalitis, but the experience long-term neurological conditions like seizures and personality changes.
Currently, there is no vaccine or drug available for humans or animals. Hence, it is extremely important to follow the precautionary steps.
The next stage is fatal encephalitis. This life-threatening condition is a form of brain fever causing inflammation of tissues. Watch out for mild symptoms like fever, headache, vomiting, stiff neck,..
