by Toyohashi University of Technology “Average symptoms” shows the results derived from a baseline model when applying a mathematical model to clinical data. Results show “Increased severity” based on “deficient” immunity bearing in mind age-related risk factors. Conversely, the results show a “Complete cure” based on “robust” immunity. Aside from “Increased severity”, even with “Average...
Scientific Animations (CC BY-SA 4.0) The Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a respiratory illness first identified in Wuhan City, China. Symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. The virus can be spread person-to-person in close proximity or from contact with contaminated surfaces. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic and has...
by Salk Institute Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH Scientists have known for a while that SARS-CoV-2’s distinctive “spike” proteins help the virus infect its host...
COVID-19’s imaging features are variable and nonspecific, but the imaging findings reported thus far do show “significant overlap” with those of severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome AMERICAN ROENTGEN RAY SOCIETY Leesburg, VA, February 28, 2020–Although the imaging features of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are variable and nonspecific, the findings reported...
by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences In early December, a few people in the city of Wuhan in the Hubei province of China began falling sick after going to a local seafood market. They experienced symptoms like cough, fever, and shortness of breath, and even complications related to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The immediate...
