The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic could have been prevented
…bats harbor many SARS-like coronaviruses. Subsequent research revealed that some of these bat viruses have pandemic potential. We knew that CoVs lurked in bats in China with the potential to…
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Virus and antibodies during asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections
…individuals (median 19 days). In patients with mild symptoms, viral RNA was detected from 9-22 days (median 14 days). While the asymptomatic group appear to shed viral RNA for a…
Hand, foot, and mouth disease outbreak in China
…seasonality (summer, early autumn) in temperate climates. It is caused by members of the genus enterovirus, Coxsackievirus A10 and A16 or enterovirus type 71, viruses that are related to poliovirus.…
Swine influenza, seasonality, and the northern hemisphere
…and November. In the spring of 1919 a second disastrous wave of infections took place. The H3N2 strain of influenza virus was responsible for a pandemic in 1968-1970. This virus…
Cigarette smoke increases infection severity of SAR-CoV-2 in airway cells in culture
…replication, single-cell RNA sequencing was done to determine the alterations of mRNAs caused by virus infection. This analysis identified a set of genes whose transcription was induced by virus infection…
Release of influenza viral RNAs into cells
In “Influenza virus attachment to cells” we left the intact virion on the cell surface. The next step is that the viral genetic information – for influenza virus, the individual…