/ sergei_fish13, stock.adobe.com – Bochum – The new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus remains infectious on surfaces for long periods of time, even at higher outside temperatures. This was recently shown in the Journal of Infection (2020; DOI: 10.1016 / j.jinf.2020.05.074) published laboratory experiments. SARS-CoV-2 is believed to be primarily transmitted via droplets and aerosols. However, transmission via … Read more
The mayor Moscow Sergei Sobyanin He admitted that restrictive measures can remain until doctors create a vaccine. How are the developments going? When will the vaccine be available for mass use? Scientists discussed these issues during an online meeting of the RAS Scientific Council on the topic: “Vaccines for COVID-19: forecasts and reality,” which was … Read more
The era is paradoxical. With the coronavirus crisis, there has probably never been more talk of science in the media than in political discourse. The rate of reproduction, the cytokine storm, the protective antibodies are in everyone’s mouth. And yet the streak is not a triumph of reason. We feel like a bitter aftertaste in … Read more
This is a sharp, very technical article, pre-published (and therefore not yet proofread and validated by peers) on April 30 on the platform. BioRxyv. It reveals that there are two strains of Sars-Cov-2 (the virus responsible for Covid-19) circulating since the start of the pandemic. “This mutation is not new, but what is it is … Read more
What if the coronavirus epidemic had started in France well before the end of January? “The first cases of Covid-19? We will surely have surprises ”, says Professor William Dab, former director general of health. “The first cases surely occurred well before the start of 2020, contrary to what we initially thought, abounds Dominique Costagliola, … Read more
/peterschreiber.media, stock.adobe.com – Utrecht – Dutch researchers have found a human antibody that can neutralize the two SARS corona viruses. In the Nature Communications (2020; DOI: 10.1038 / s41467-020-16256-y) presented results open the perspective on a new treatment or also the prevention of SARS-CoV-2. People survive viral infections because their immune systems produce neutralizing antibodies … Read more
On the page of the doctor and TV presenter Alexander Myasnikov interesting information about the situation with infectious diseases in the world was published on the social network. And in particular that rotavirus infection causes hundreds of thousands of deaths per year in the world. Is the familiar and familiar rotavirus more dangerous than the … Read more
“Which virologist do you trust the most?” asked the tabloid Bild to its readers, on April 3. The 60,000 participants in the survey did not hesitate: Christian Drosten is the undisputed champion, the favorite of the public. At 48, the director of the virology department of the Berlin University Hospital of Charity already has an … Read more
A long green stripe on a world map. What if Sars-Cov-2, a virus associated with Covid-19 disease, was different from its congeners Sars-Cov-1 and Mers? What if it was, like the flu, a seasonal virus? For an uninitiated, this does not mean much. But for the virologist that is Mohamed Sajadi, from the Institute of … Read more
/ Kateryna_Kon, stock.adobe.com – Vancouver – A soluble version of the ACE2 receptors through which SARS-CoV-2 enters cells is a possible approach for the treatment of COVID-19. Laboratory experiments in Cell (2020; doi: 10.1016 / j.cell.2020.04.004) show that human recombinant soluble angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (hrsACE2) can significantly reduce virus production in cell cultures and … Read more