Syracuse University epidemiologists David Larsen, PhD, left, and Brittany Kmush, PhD. They are also affiliated with Upstate Medical University.

Understanding the spread of the novel coronavirus

Syracuse University's Brittany Kmush, PhD, and David Larsen, PhD, explain the importance of quarantines, clusters and social distancing as they relate to the spread of the novel coronavirus. The two epidemiologists, or experts in the causes and patterns of disease, are also affiliated with Upstate. They suggest that people interested in more information on the coronavirus and COVID-19, the disease it causes, visit the Centers for Disease Control website.