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  1. NEWS Coronavirus: what happens to people's lungs when they get Covid-19?

    What became known as Covid-19, or the coronavirus, started in late 2019 and early 2020 in the Chinese city of Wuhan as a cluster of pneumonia cases with an unknown cause. The cause of the pneumonia was found to be a new virus – severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or Sars-CoV-2. The...
  2. NEWS Update : 2 Children Test Negative for Ebola in Ohio

    Two young children who were admitted to an Ohio hospital today after they developed fevers following a trip to West Africa have tested negative for Ebola, health officials said. Two sisters, ages 4 and 6, were taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus early this morning after they...
  3. NEWS First nasal spray Ebola vaccine found to 'offer long-term protection against deadly virus'

    Scientists at the University of Texas are developing the breathable vaccine It has been shown to protect monkeys against the deadly virus Next step is to test vaccine on humans in phase one clinical trials Researchers said respiratory vaccine could overcome logistical problems of storing...