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Central China, reports a mysterious lung disease

A mysterious lung illness, the people in the Central Chinese city of Wuhan. So far, 27 Sufferers had been identified, reported to the health Commission of the city. Rumors on the Internet, it could be a new outbreak of the respiratory disease Sars, opposed the “people’s daily”.

The cause is still unclear, quoted the party organ experts. It could not be concluded that it is Virus is the Sars-wrote the paper. Probably there is another reason for severe lung infections.

The health Commission indicate that many of the infections can be on the visit to the Huanan-fish market of Wuhan is returned. The Diseased had been placed in quarantine. Seven patients are in a serious condition. The state of health of the other Affected to be stable. Two patients could be released in the near future.

So far no human to human Transmission observed

The Sufferers from fever. A few patients have reported breathing problems. Leading experts traveled to Wuhan to investigate the cases in more detail, according to the health Commission.

The diseases to be treated as a viral pneumonia. A human to human Transmission, or infection of the medical personnel had not yet been observed, the authorities declared. Nevertheless, the news from Wuhan, memories of the Sars pandemic, which began at the end of 2002 and in July 2003, lasted Wake. The outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory syndrome (Sars) was one of the most dangerous waves of Infection of the recent times.

After a first outbreak in China, more than 8000 people affected worldwide in some 30 countries and on six continents. Likely, the pathogen spread in China from animals to humans and spread through coughing and Sneezing from person to person. Travelers carried the Virus around the world.

Almost every tenth patient, the infection led to death. According to official figures, 774 people died during the worldwide epidemic of severe respiratory disease.