Tag: virus
Yes, a virus can infect a virus
Viruses may cause disease but some can fall ill themselves. More...
English Freedom Day: Lions led by Zombies
A short reminder of what happened after “Freedom Day” was announced in the Czech Republic on July 2nd 2020:
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USA: Coronavirus vaccine breakthrough infections are potentially contagious
Researchers reported that among 20 fully-vaccinated healthcare workers with vaccine breakthrough COVID-19 cases, all were infected with coronavirus variants. More...
CDC: airborne coronavirus infection possible at distances greater than six feet
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 can occur from inhalation of virus in the air farther than six feet from an infectious source. More...
CDC: Experimental infection of cattle with SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
“Our findings demonstrate that under experimental conditions, cattle show low susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection.” More...
WOW. Unexpected novel Merbecovirus discoveries in agricultural sequencing datasets from Wuhan, China
In this study we document the unexpected discovery of multiple coronaviruses and a BSL-3 pathogen in agricultural cotton and rice sequencing datasets. More...
WHO Investigators scrap plans for interim report on probe of coronavirus origins
WSJ: “The World Health Organization team investigating the origins of Covid-19 is planning to scrap an interim report on its recent mission to China amid mounting tensions between Beijing and Washington over the investigation and an appeal from one international group of scientists for a new probe.” More...
Coinfection with influenza A virus enhances SARS-CoV-2 infectivity
“In this study, we tested whether IAV infection could affect the subsequent SARS-CoV-2 infection in both cultured cells and mice.” More...
Two coronavirus variants have merged into heavily mutated strain. B117 meets B1429
Two variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes covid-19 have combined their genomes to form a heavily mutated hybrid version of the virus. More...