Sunday 1 June 2014

Scientists find compound to fight virus behind SARS, MERS

EPIDEMICS
Scientists find compound to fight virus behind SARS, MERS
Geneva (AFP) May 30, 2014 - An international team of scientists say they have identified a compound that can fight coronaviruses, responsible for the SARS and MERS outbreaks, which currently have no cure. Coronaviruses affect 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 glob ... more


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