Life
Why did WHO rename the corona virus from Covid-19 to SARS-CoV-2?
The World Health Organization (WHO) has just announced that the official name for the new corona virus that causes COVID-19 is SARS-CoV-2.
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Life
The first experimental Covid-19 vaccine produced antibodies
Injecting the nCoV antigen test, the mouse's body has a good immune response, producing antibodies, promising initial success in creating a vaccine against Covid-19.
Life
The leeches hold the 'key' to prevent future corona virus outbreaks
A new way of monitoring wildlife can be an effective tool to prevent future diseases - starting with the operation of leeches to draw blood.
Life
New Chinese research confirms: 'Most corona virus infections are very mild'
The majority of people infected with the corvid virus, Covid-19 in China, have very mild symptoms, only the elderly are at risk from the disease, a report by Chinese res…
Life
What are 'superinfected' patients and what is the risk they bring when the Covid-19 virus is spreading?
There are cases where an infected person does not infect anyone. And there are cases
Health
Why is there no anti-virus medicine?
Viruses must invade cells to survive and multiply, if killed the virus, the body cells are also damaged.
Life
Using a method different from traditional, the US company announced that it had found a vaccine for Covid-19
The US company says it will conduct a vaccine test, first on animals and then on humans. Once successful, the company will step up production and market.
Life
Why does WHO say it takes 18 months to get the vaccine for corona virus?
Last week, the World Health Organization said it may take 18 months to get the corona virus vaccine for widespread use.
Life
Eating wild meat - a thousand-year habit of harming Chinese people
The belief in miraculous use for health, social fame, causing Chinese people to continue the habit of eating wildlife is being criticized as bringing the risk of infecti…
Life
People with corona first cure Remdesivir from the disease
The patient, who returned from Wuhan, was positive for Covid-19, was tested on an anti-virus called Remdesivir, and ran out of fever after one day.
Life
How new corona virus wreaks havoc on body parts?
Once the corona virus is able to penetrate into the bloodstream, not only the lungs, but almost any organ in the body, can become the target of this dangerous pathogen.
Life
China already has anti-coronavirus drugs on the market
The China National Administration of Health Products has authorized the sale of a new strain of corona virus called Favilavir. An anti-malarial drug has also been added…
Life
How long does corona virus survive on object surfaces? This is the answer from science!
One of the current concerns is how likely the new strain of corona virus will survive on an object's surface? How long is the time?
Animal world
Detected 500 corona virus types in bats
Studying Rhinolophus bats, experts found 500 types of corona virus, supplementing evidence of intermediaries infecting humans.
Space science
It is not clear why men are infected with corona virus more than women
Scientists are divided over why the new corona virus (nCoV) appears in China to infect men more than women, a phenomenon similar to the SARS virus years ago.