Authors: Muge Cevik, clinical lecturer1 2, Krutika Kuppalli, assistant professor3, Jason Kindrachuk, assistant professor of virology4, Malik Peiris, professor of virology5 What you need to know SARS-CoV-2 is genetically similar to SARS-CoV-1, but characteristics of SARS-CoV-2—eg, structural differences in its surface proteins and viral load kinetics—may help explain its enhanced rate of transmission In the respiratory […]
Authors:Trevor Bedford, PhD The news of infections caused by a novel coronavirus, and the everyday use of the names SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, became widespread around February. But, the question of how long the virus had already been present in the United States before that time has remained unknown. Now, a team of researchers has reconstructed […]
Authors: CDC COVID-19 spreads when an infected person breathes out droplets and very small particles that contain the virus. These droplets and particles can be breathed in by other people or land on their eyes, noses, or mouth. In some circumstances, they may contaminate surfaces they touch. People who are closer than 6 feet from the infected person are most likely to […]
