COVID-19 Virus (IMAGE)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

COVID-19 Virus

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The virus that causes COVID-19, called SARS-CoV-2, shown here in an electron microscope image, can trigger severe cases of infection in some younger patients. Studying them could help scientists pinpoint genetic mutations that make people more susceptible to the disease.

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