We don’t have any good treatments for the novel coronavirus right now, but scientists are racing to change that [ARTICLE]

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As the novel coronavirus spreads around the world, researchers are racing to develop medical treatments to halt it. Roughly 80% of coronavirus cases are mild, but 14% are severe patients have trouble breathing and 5% are critical, meaning patients are unable to breathe on their own or experience organ failure, according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. How doctors treat serious coronavirus cases In the more mild cases, doctors may tell a patient to isolate themselves at home , and to only come to a hospital if the disease gets worse. In some cases, patients have received drugs designed to fight other viruses, though it's not yet clear which ones work against the new coronavirus. Others are getting drugs that fight HIV or viruses similar to the coronavirus. Scientists are working hard on vaccines and drugs to stop the coronavirus Scientists are racing to develop treatments and vaccines to stop the outbreak. In all, there are more than 100 clinical trials underway testing new and existing drugs, according to a recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The WHO says that remdesivir, a virus-fighting drug from Gilead, is "The most promising candidate." The drug is being tested in multiple trials in people in the US and in Asian countries where the disease is spreading, Gilead has said. The Trump administration had raised worries that a potential coronavirus treatment might not be affordable, when the administration's top health official said he wouldn't take steps to control its price. "I have directed my teams that if we do any joint venture with a private enterprise, that we're cofunding the research and development program, that we would ensure there's access to the fruits of that, whether vaccine or therapeutics," Azar said. The biotech Moderna has created a potential vaccine for the coronavirus that's set to be tested in people starting in April. There are about 10 other potential vaccines being developed, according to the JAMA article. Experts previously told Business Insider that the coronavirus could become a permanent disease that we have to contend with, just like the flu. That could mean getting a coronavirus vaccine each year, once one is developed, just like the flu shot, New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said. NOW WATCH: Pathologists debunk 13 coronavirus myths. Source | Create Website | Criar site | Crear sitio web | Créer un site Web