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What we do and do not know about COVID-19's infectivity and viral load

  • Written by Marta Gaglia, Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology & Microbiology, Tufts University
What we do and do not know about COVID-19's infectivity and viral loadSARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient and imaged using a transmission electron micrograph.NIAID

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, it has become clear that people need to understand basic facts about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to make informed health care and public policy decisions. Two basic virological concepts have...

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