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Explained: Types of human coronaviruses and the symptoms they cause.

[ad_1] Written by Mehr Gill The | New Delhi | Updated: April 25, 2020 6:09:09 pm Human coronaviruses were first characterized in the mid-1960s and are considered primarily responsible for causing upper respiratory tract infections in children. (Illustration AP) While there are hundreds of coronaviruses that cause disease in animals …

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The meteorite that survived the great floods and human madness

[ad_1] The rock with possibly the most fascinating history on Earth has an ancient name: Tomanowos. It means “the visitor from heaven” in the extinct language of the Clackamas Indian tribe of Oregon. The Clackamas revered the Tomanowos, also known as Willamette meteorites, believing that they came to unite heaven, …

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Human trial of coronavirus vaccine begins in the UK

[ad_1] Amid much speculation, the University of Oxford began human testing of a possible coronavirus vaccine on Thursday. If the trial is successful, the vaccine will be available to the public later this year. According to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, of the more than 100 research …

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Experimental virus drug remdesivir failed in human trial

[ad_1] NEW YORK: The experimental coronavirus treatment remdesivir has failed in its first randomized clinical trial, inadvertently released results showed Thursday, dampening expectations for the closely watched drug. A draft summary went online briefly on the website of the World Health Organization (WHO) and was first reported by the Financial …

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