In this Hippo Education Short, Infectious Diseases specialist Dr. Devang Patel sits down with our good friend Dr. Neda Frayha to discuss what we know so far about the new 2019-n-CoV coronavirus outbreak and what front-line clinicians can do if we suspect a patient of ours might have this viral illness.
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Resource:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-n-CoV PUI Case Investigation Form: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/pui-form.pdfpdf icon
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