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Allen ChengAllen Cheng

Allen Cheng is a professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology at Monash University in Melbourne.

How does the Wuhan coronavirus make you so sick?

11 February 2020 by Allen Cheng

We know that coronavirus is dangerous, but what does it actually do to your body? Epidemiologist Allen Cheng explains. We usually think of viral respiratory infections, like the common cold, as mild nuisances that pass in a few days. But the Wuhan coronavirus has proven to be different. Of those infected, around 2% are reported … Read more

Categories Featured, Science Tags Coronavirus, Novel Coronavirus

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