viruses
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Uh Oh, the Coronavirus Has Been Spreading Widely in U.S. Deer
The coronavirus behind covid-19 appears to have found another species in which it can easily reproduce and spread. Preliminary research out this week seems to confirm that the virus is now freely circulating among wild deer. Though it’s unclear how important this discovery may be, it’s possible that it could affect our own future with…
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Long Covid Now Has an Official Definition From the World Health Organisation
This week, the World Health Organisation released diagnostic criteria for long covid, a perplexing condition that has affected survivors of covid-19. Among other things, the WHO notes that patients can experience symptoms months after their initial infection and that these symptoms can be severe enough to impact their daily functioning.
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Denmark to Cull Mink Population After Finding Coronavirus Mutation That Spread to Humans
Denmark is taking aggressive action to stop the spread of coronavirus outbreaks on mink farms that have now seemingly jumped back into humans. On Wednesday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced that farm workers have contracted infections with strains of the virus that contain a mutation first found in infected minks — a mutation that…
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Don’t Be Fooled by Reports on the ‘New’ Coronavirus Mutation
A wave of attention is once again being paid to studies suggesting that the coronavirus behind covid-19 has mutated, possibly into a form that’s more infectious. But while the basic science of this research may be legitimate, it isn’t as worrisome as some headlines might lead you to believe — the virus is not becoming…