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[[Image:COVID-19.jpeg|left|350 px|thumb|COVID-19]] | [[Image:COVID-19.jpeg|left|350 px|thumb|COVID-19]] | ||
| - | + | This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). | |
| + | Photo crdit: Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS | ||
Key site to check is The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) devoted to [http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/lab/index.html COVID-19] | Key site to check is The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) devoted to [http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/lab/index.html COVID-19] | ||
Revision as of 09:49, 21 March 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
This page is devoted for information on COVID-19.
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