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Monday
Jun082020

Coronavirus is infectious before illness

Coronavirus science simplified: number 6. This article in Nature Medicine looked at the amount of virus present in patients before and after they got symptoms. The data is clear: you can spread COVID19 before you actually get sick, so wear a mask! Read the original paper, or see the illustrated abstract by Tenmai.

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