Remdesivir, an antiviral drug originally developed in 2014 to treat the West African Ebola virus, has proven to be effective at treating severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus strains. However, will it work against the global panic-inducing 2019 novel Coronavirus? So far, studies say yes. As recently reported inContinue reading “Remdesivir worked against SARS and MERS… what about COVID-19?”
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Coronavirus outbreak traced to strain of bat pneumonia
A viral strain dubbed novel coronavirus (2019-nCov), also known as the Wuhan coronavirus, has been recently making global headlines. The outbreak of this virus began in mid-December 2019, but has been escalating since mid-January 2020. Emerging viral infections can pose major threats to public health, and as a result it is crucial to study theContinue reading “Coronavirus outbreak traced to strain of bat pneumonia”
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