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Some see a mild illness, or no obvious illness at all, after infection by Ebola virus as almost heretical. But new evidence adds to that which already exists – it really does happen. Hints that Read More …
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MERS-CoV infection without disease: When the coalmine has no canary
Infection by viruses including the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) does not always result in obvious sickness. MERS-CoV infection without disease may simply reflect that a healthy human’s immune system is a hard-working and Read More …
Yes, there were signs that Ebola was in west Africa, perhaps as far back as 1973
If a bat carries the Ebola virus or something related in the forest, people find signs of infection in humans, publish it and read about it, but no-one remembers, does it make a sound? IMPORTED Read More …
MERS-CoV detection but not disease…
Infection but not sickness Asymptomatic infections are those where we can detect the virus using reliable laboratory methods, but the infected person doesn’t show any signs or symptoms of a disease; we’ve been infected but Read More …