Map and Keys to the Spread of the Wuhan Coronavirus

The Wuhan coronavirus, officially known as SARS-CoV-2, the cause of the COVID-19 disease, was first identified in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, in China. This virus joins the family of coronaviruses, known for causing diseases ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The transmission of the virus is believed to have originally occurred from an animal to a human in a seafood and live animal market in Wuhan, although the specific animal source of the virus has not yet been identified. Subsequently, person-to-person transmission was confirmed, which accelerated its spread within China and eventually globally, leading the World Health Organization (WHO) to...