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Why is ebola deadlier than other viruses?

(iO9) Ebola is the nightmare virus. It kills ninety percent of people infected, and was for some time feared as the second coming of the plagues of the 1400s. Why is this one virus so much more deadly than other viruses? Ask people to pick a virus that might, under the right circumstances, end the  Read More »

Experimental Ebola treatment protects some primates even after disease symptoms appear

(EurekAlert) Scientists have successfully treated the deadly Ebola virus in infected animals following onset of disease symptoms, according to a report published online today in Science Translational Medicine. The results show promise for developing therapies against the virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever with human case fatality rates as high as 90 percent. According to first  Read More »

Salk Institute Findings May Lead to New Broad-Spectrum Antivirals

(GlobalBiodefense) Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered a powerful mechanism by which viruses such as influenza, West Nile and Dengue evade the body’s immune response and infect humans with these potentially deadly diseases. The findings may provide scientists with an attractive target for novel antiviral therapies. Published in the August issue  Read More »

Scripps Research Institute scientists reveal how deadly Ebola virus assembles

(e!ScienceNews) Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered the molecular mechanism by which the deadly Ebola virus assembles, providing potential new drug targets. Surprisingly, the study showed that the same molecule that assembles and releases new viruses also rearranges itself into different shapes, with each shape controlling a different step of the virus’s  Read More »

Uganda confirms at least one case of Crimean-Congo fever

(FoxNews) An Ugandan farmer has been hospitalised with a confirmed case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever, and a further three people are suspected to have died from the same virus, the health ministry said Friday. The virus, which causes severe bleeding and has a fatality rate as high as 40 percent, is usually spread by tick  Read More »

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