Dr. Barry Dworkin

Hygiene practices and lack of meat-handling regulations in open markets likely contributed to the development of a novel coronavirus.

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 24, 2020

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Snakes could be the source of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak

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