Information about molecular shape of viruses that cause COVID-19, SARS, and MERS reveals structural similarities
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 - 10:01
in Health & Medicine
COVID-19 is caused by a virus known as SARS-CoV-2, which is similar in structure to two other viruses that have caused recent outbreaks: SARS-CoV, which caused an outbreak of SARS in 2003, and MERS-CoV, the cause of a 2012 outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome.