An apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (purple) (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

An apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (purple)

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Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (purple), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

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