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- A coronavirus strain found in pigs in China is thought to have originated in bats, which is the same route of transmission that the SARS-CoV-2 virus took.
- The virus attacks the gastrointestinal tract rather than the respiratory system, causing uncontrollable diarrhea and other serious symptoms.
- Existing coronavirus treatments have proven effective against the virus so far.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage many parts of the world, researchers have been working hard to develop a safe and effective vaccine that could bring life back a bit closer to normal. Of course, the development of a vaccine and the good it could do for humanity assumes that another, separate strain of the virus isn't poised to make a jump to humans and start the process all over again.
Now, researchers are warning that a type of coronavirus seen in pigs may indeed be capable of jumping to humans, and if it does, it could cause even more problems. It's called SADS-CoV, which is short for "Swine Acute Diarrhea Syndrome Coronavirus" and, yeah, it's as bad as it sounds.
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A new coronavirus that could be even more dangerous was just discovered in China originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 15 Oct 2020 at 10:54:45 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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