Ebola virus may be spread by droplets, but not by an airborne route: what that means

An article collaboratively written by (alphabetically)..Dr. Katherine ArdenA postdoctoral researcher with interests in the detection, culture, characterization and epidemiology of respiratory viruses.Dr Graham JohnsonA post-doctoral scientist with extensive experience investigating...

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Behind the naming of ebolaviruses... [UPDATE 2]

Just don't call me a taxiVirus taxonomy is the classification of viruses into groups based on similarities. Today classification is supported by viral gene and genome sequence information.The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) takes care of the official virus taxonomy. It has...

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How to read a VDU graph...

I'm a pretty simple guy. So the stuff that I put onto Virology Down Under's (VDU) blog is usually something I think can be understood by you - my yard stick is that if I can understand it, then I think you can. Sometimes it can get pretty technical though and with things always done in a rush, I don't...

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