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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention.

People who get COVID-19 could have antibodies for 500 days

Scientists from the University of Texas found that adults who get COVID-19 could have antibodies circulating in their blood for nearly 500 days after...

Breakthrough COVID infections more likely in these people

Scientists from Case Western Reserve University found that breakthrough COVID-19 cases resulting in infections, hospitalizations and deaths are much more likely in cancer and...

End of strict COVID measures in China could result in 1.5 million deaths in...

In a new study published in Nature Medicine, researchers revealed that if China rescinds Zero-COVID policies, the country’s healthcare system will almost certainly be...

Kidney injury from COVID-19 may be twice as common as diagnosed

Scientists from the University of Queensland found millions of COVID-19 patients may have undiagnosed acute kidney injury (AKI). The research is published in PLOS Medicine...

Vaccines have up to 90% efficacy against severe COVID-19 for up to 6 months

Scientists from Penn State found that protection against symptomatic COVID-19 begins to decrease after one month from initial vaccination, while immunity against severe COVID-19...

This new discovery may help stop flu forever

Scientists from UC Riverside found a way to block one strain of the influenza virus from accessing a human protein it needs to replicate...

Shark antibodies may hold the key to stopping COVID-19

Fossil evidence suggests that sharks first existed 420 million years ago, predating humanity, Mount Everest, and even trees. Over the course of time, sharks and...

Longer interval between COVID-19 vaccines gives you 9 times as many antibodies

In a recent study, scientists from the UK Health Security Agency found that a longer interval between primary COVID-19 vaccine doses can boost antibody...

Food allergy linked to lower risk of COVID-19 infection

Scientists from the HEROS study team found that people with food allergies are less likely to become infected with COVID-19 than people without them....

People over 50 years old may get this disease after COVID-19

Shingles are also called herpes zoster. It is a disease caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus. It causes a painful blistering rash. Shingles...