animal virology
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Here Are Some Other Emerging Diseases to Keep You Up at Night
The last few years has made it abundantly clear that infectious diseases are not some abstract public health threat — they’re an ever-present and often unpredictable danger. We’re now in year three of the covid-19 pandemic, caused by the then-novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. In May 2022, outbreaks of monkeypox began circulating across multiple countries, raising the…
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The Coronavirus Can Persist for Months in Brain, Heart, and Intestines, Major Study Finds
New research this week seems to affirm the suspicion that the coronavirus can infect many parts of the human body, not just our respiratory system. It also found that the virus can sometimes linger in the body even after a person’s initial symptoms have abated. The preliminary findings may also shine a light on the…
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What to Know About the Latest Covid-19 Lab Leak Hype
The debate over the origins of covid-19 is reaching a fever pitch. On Monday, the Wall Street Journal published an article describing a report circulated within the U.S. government last year, which found that a virus research lab in Wuhan, China plausibly could have been the source of the pandemic. At the same time, though,…
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A New Coronavirus May Be Jumping From Dogs to People, Scientists Report
A group of scientists fear they may have discovered another coronavirus capable of infecting humans. The virus has been spotted in patients suffering from pneumonia in Malaysia and likely originated from dogs. At this point, though, it’s not certain whether the virus is truly causing illness or if it could spread between people.