Tag Archive for 'MERS'

Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image credit: NIAID.

SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Has Natural Origin: Study

Mar 19, 2020 by News Staff

An analysis of the genomes of SARS-CoV-2, a novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19 disease, and related coronaviruses found no evidence that the virus...

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round gold objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The virus shown was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Image credit: NIAID-RML.

New Report Highlights Potential Therapeutic Agents and Vaccines for COVID-19

Mar 16, 2020 by News Staff

Researchers from CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, have released a special report in which they provide an overview of previously published...

Existing data from known coronaviruses can be used to predict which parts of SARS-CoV-2 are capable of activating the human immune system. Image credit: Grifoni et al.

Researchers Identify Targets for Effective Immune Responses to SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus

Mar 12, 2020 by News Staff

Scientists from La Jolla Institute for Immunology, the J. Craig Venter Institute and the University of California, San Diego used existing data from known...

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV particles (orange) found near the periphery of an infected cell (green). Image credit: NIAID Integrated Research Facility.

Antiviral Drug Remdesivir Inhibits RNA Polymerase in MERS and SARS Coronaviruses: Study

Feb 27, 2020 by News Staff

Researchers from the University of Alberta and Gilead Sciences, Inc. have discovered that the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir is effective in treating...

de Wit et al show that remdesivir is a promising antiviral treatment against MERS that could be considered for implementation in clinical trials. This colorized scanning electron micrograph shows MERS virus particles (blue) both budding and attached to the surface of infected VERO E6 cells (yellow). Image credit: NIAID.

Remdesivir: Experimental Antiviral Drug Shows Promise against MERS Virus in Rhesus Macaques

Feb 19, 2020 by News Staff

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is closely related to the COVID-19 coronavirus (also known as SARS-CoV-2 and 2019-nCoV) that has...

This illustration reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the COVID-19 coronavirus. 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. Image credit: CDC.

Human Coronaviruses Can Remain Infectious on Inanimate Surfaces For Up To Nine Days, New Review Says

Feb 11, 2020 by News Staff

According to a review of previous studies, published online February 6, 2020 in the Journal of Hospital Infection, human coronaviruses such as Severe Acute...

Transmission electron microscopic image of an isolate from the first U.S. case of 2019-nCoV. The spherical extracellular viral particles contain cross-sections through the viral genome, seen as black dots. Image credit: C.S. Goldsmith & A. Tamin / CDC.

Steroids Should Be Avoided in Treatment of 2019-nCoV Coronavirus, Scientists Say

Feb 10, 2020 by News Staff

A team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research, the Queen’s Medical Research Institute Edinburgh, and Roslin...