Friday, 30 May 2014

Compound to Fight Virus Behind SARS and MERS Identified

Scientists have discovered a new compound that can fight coronaviruses, responsible for the SARS and MERS outbreaks. Coronaviruses affected the upper and lower respiratory tracts in humans. They are the reason for up to a third of common colds. A more severe strain of the virus, thought to have come from bats, triggered the global SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) epidemic in 2002 that killed nearly 800 people. The Middle East ...

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