that's a pretty big family and it includes viruses that are, viruses

that cause the common cold. People get corona viruses every couple

of years. They might get just a common cold with the coronaviruses but the

family also includes more serious viruses like SARS or MERS which are

coronaviruses that have caused fairly large-scale epidemics or pandemics in the past.

One thing to remember is that we're right in the middle of cold and

flu season and flu hospitalizes tens of thousands of people in the United States

every year, and so if you are having symptoms it's as likely to be similar to

what we usually see in a cold and flu season so influenza RSV other more

common viruses. This virus isn't readily spreading throughout the United States

or Michigan right now. As we learn more about the epidemic, it's also possible

that things change, we have new tests becoming available now to test

people for this virus, and as we test more and more people will be able to

learn more about how severe it is and how fast it's transmitting.

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