The Coronavirus is an illness causing mass fear worldwide due to its unknown properties baffling doctors. The infection, called 2019-nCoV, is said to originate from a Huanan seafood market selling live animals, however researchers are still confirming this. BBC reports that out of the first 99 patients treated for coronavirus at the Jinyintan Hospital, in Wuhan, 49 had a direct connection to the market. Coronavirus is not just one illness, it is a large collection of viruses including SARS and MERS (known to have killed thousands over the last couple of decades) that attack the respiratory system. Recently, Russia and Singapore have sealed their borders to China, and the United States has confirmed the first case of person-to-person contact.
Mostly what happens if you contract the virus is that you will suffer symptoms similar to the common cold. However, there have been deaths reported according to VOX, "but it’s not clear how often or how its fatality rate compares to SARS and MERS."
Check out the video below to find out what happens if you do get the virus.