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Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1
New England Journal of Medicine, 2020 Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 In this research letter, investigators report on the stability of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1 under experimental conditions.
Neeltje van Doremalen +12 more
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Structural basis for the recognition of SARS-CoV-2 by full-length human ACE2
Science, 2020 How SARS-CoV-2 binds to human cells Scientists are racing to learn the secrets of severe acute respiratory syndrome–coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the cause of the pandemic disease COVID-19. The first step in viral entry is the binding of the viral
R. Yan +5 more
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The evolution of the metazoan Toll receptor family and its expression during protostome development
BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Background Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a crucial role in immunity and development. They contain leucine-rich repeat domains, one transmembrane domain, and one Toll/IL-1 receptor domain.
Andrea Orús-Alcalde +3 more
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The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2
Nature Medicine, 2020 SARS-CoV-2 is the seventh coronavirus known to infect humans; SARSCoV, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 can cause severe disease, whereas HKU1, NL63, OC43 and 229E are associated with mild symptoms6. Here we review what can be deduced about the origin of SARS-CoV-
Kristian G. Andersen +5 more
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International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 2020 The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; previously provisionally named 2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV) disease (COVID-19) in China at the end of 2019 has caused a large global outbreak and is a major public ...
Chih-Cheng Lai +4 more
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Imbalanced Host Response to SARS-CoV-2 Drives Development of COVID-19
Cell, 2020 Viral pandemics, such as the one caused by SARS-CoV-2, pose an imminent threat to humanity. Because of its recent emergence, there is a paucity of information regarding viral behavior and host response following SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Daniel Blanco-Melo +14 more
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Different Types of Clinical Specimens.
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2020 This study describes results of PCR and viral RNA testing for SARS-CoV-2 in bronchoalveolar fluid, sputum, feces, blood, and urine specimens from patients with COVID-19 infection in China to identify possible means of non-respiratory transmission.
Wenling Wang +6 more
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The Impact of the SARS Epidemic on the Utilization of Medical Services: SARS and the Fear of SARS
American Journal of Public Health, 2004 Using interrupted time-series analysis and National Health Insurance data between January 2000 and August 2003, this study assessed the impacts of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic on medical service utilization in Taiwan. At the peak of the SARS epidemic, significant reductions in ambulatory care (23.9%), inpatient care (35.2 ...
Hong-Jen, Chang +5 more
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Nature Microbiology, 2020 The present outbreak of a coronavirus-associated acute respiratory disease called coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is the third documented spillover of an animal coronavirus to humans in only two decades that has resulted in a major epidemic.
Alexander E. Susan C. Ralph S. Raoul J. Christian Anastasia Gorbalenya Baker Baric de Groot Drosten Gulyaeva H +17 more
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Frontiers in Zoology, 2022 A fascinating variety of adult body plans can be found in the Tunicates, the closest existing relatives of vertebrates. A distinctive feature of the larvacean class of pelagic tunicates is the presence of a highly specialized surface epithelium that ...
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