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Contagion (2011)

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       W as a groundbreaking ceremony for a new   factory did she mention seeing anyone   who was sick and he went on a plane the   airport no said she was jet-lagged the   average person touches their face three to five times every waking minute in between we're touching doorknobs water fountains and each other man no no I go up to your room buddy so we have a virus with no treatment protocol and no vaccine at this time you had a seizure this morning beverage wall street's as of last night there were 32 cases unfortunately she did die right I said can I go talk to her mr. mas your wife is dead what are you talking about what happened to her what happened to us is there any way someone could weaponize the bird flu is however looking at someone doesn't have to weaponize the bird flu the birds are doing watch this it's transmission so we just need to know which direction on day one there were two people and then four and   then sixteen in thr...

History and Recent Advances in Coronavirus Discovery

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  Human coronaviruses, first characterized in the 1960s, are responsible for a substantial proportion of upper respiratory tract infections in children. Since 2003, at least 5 new human coronaviruses have been identified, including the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus , which caused significant morbidity and mortality. NL63 , representing a group of newly identified group I coronaviruses that includes NL and the New Haven coronavirus , has been identified worldwide. These viruses are associated with both upper and lower respiratory tract disease and are likely common human pathogens. The global distribution of a newly identified group II coronavirus , HKU1, has not yet been established. Coronavirology has advanced significantly in the past few years. The SARS epidemic put the animal coronaviruses in the spotlight. The background and history relative to this important and expanding research area are reviewed here. HISTORY The history of human coronaviruses beg...