Is COVID-19 Here to Stay? What It Means for a Virus to Become Endemic
Now that kids ages 5 to 11 are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination and the number of fully vaccinated people in ...
Tag: Transmission Dynamics
Patients with Alpha and Beta COVID-19 Variants Less Likely to Be Asymptomatic, Despite No Increase in Viral Load
Although two SARS-CoV-2 variants are associated with higher transmission, patients with these variants show no evidence of higher viral loads ...
Increased Transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern Not Likely Due to Increased Environmental Survivability
The deactivating effects of heat and sunlight on SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are consistent across different variants of ...
Ebola Might Be a Chronic Infection – But Here’s Why We Shouldn’t Panic
Ebola is back in Guinea in West Africa, five years after the largest Ebola epidemic ever known ended – but ...
Stopping Zika: Engineering an Alternative to ‘Suicide Mosquitoes’
A new study from the University of Missouri and Colorado State University outlines the application of CRISPR gene-editing technology to ...
In Tight Spaces, Air Purifiers May Do More Harm Than Good in Spreading Viruses
A computation shows air purifiers in elevators and other confined spaces can actually increase saliva droplet dispersal, spreading COVID-19 The ...
At the Top of the COVID-19 Research Agenda: Asymptomatic Spread and Long-Term Health Impacts
A new research agenda developed by 40 leading experts in healthcare epidemiology and infectious diseases defines the critical areas of ...
Air Force Study: Microwaves to Deactivate Coronavirus, Flu, Other Aerosolized Viral Particles
While scientists have previously explored the use of electromagnetic energy to deactivate flu virus in bulk fluids, less work has ...
For Some, GI Tract May Be Vulnerable to COVID-19 Infection
No evidence so far indicates that food or drinks can transmit the virus that causes COVID-19, but new research at ...
At Risk of Extinction, Black-Footed Ferrets Get Experimental COVID Vaccine
In late summer, as researchers accelerated the first clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines for humans, a group of scientists in ...
What is the Spike Protein and Why Are Mutations On It Important?
The emergence of a new variant of coronavirus has sparked renewed interest in the part of the virus known as ...
Human Spillover Potential of Reston Ebolavirus Noted by NIAID Study
New research shows pigs could serve as amplifying hosts for Reston ebolavirus. Reston ebolavirus (RESTV) should be considered a livestock ...
Key Questions on New Variant of SARS-CoV-2 Answered by UK Genomics Researcher
A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, is thought to be driving increased transmission of the disease ...
Research Reveals How Airflow Inside a Car May Affect COVID-19 Transmission Risk
A new study of airflow patterns inside a car's passenger cabin offers some suggestions for potentially reducing the risk of ...
Virginia Tech Awarded USDA Grant to Study Survival of SARS-CoV-2 on Food Supply Chain Surfaces
From the delivery of an Amazon package to ordering takeout food, people touch a multitude of surfaces every day, leaving ...
SARS-CoV-2 Isn’t Spread Very Well By the Small Droplets That Linger Longest
Aerosol microdroplets, the tiny particles that linger in the air longest after we talk, cough, or sneeze, do not appear ...
Plague Outbreaks Picked Up Speed Over 300 Years
Researchers who analyzed thousands of documents covering a 300-year span of plague outbreaks in London, England, have estimated that the ...
