Viral load

A top global priority is to find agents that can stop the severe course of COVID-19 infection and consequently increase the chances of patient survival as rapidly as possible. Specific tests have

The European Research Council (ERC) awarded Prof Marcus Altfeld, Heinrich-Pette-Institute (HPI) and University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), an ERC Advanced Grant. This highly endowed grant

A group of scientists, physicians, funders, and policy makers from over 70 institutions from over 30 countries have launched an international coalition to respond to COVID-19 in resource-poor settings

Research has been called to develop drugs, vaccines and testing methods as quickly as possible to fight the SARS-coronavirus-2. A fast-track procedure has made additional funding available to

The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has been identified as the pathogen behind the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus contains a main protease termed Mpro (or also termed 3CLpro), which is involved in the

When do patients infected with the new coronavirus develop severe symptoms and when do they develop mild courses of disease? What is the best possible treatment and which measures have been successful

Scientists and physicians at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) have been closely monitoring and investigating the development of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 since it first emerged

Viruses must enter cells of the human body to cause disease. For this, they attach to suitable cells and inject their genetic information into these cells. Infection biologists from the German Primate

At University Hospital Frankfurt, the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has been confirmed without doubt in certain travellers returning from China who had not presented any symptoms of respiratory disease

For most people, mosquitoes are bothersome pests which not only bite and make annoying sounds but which also transmit diseases. However, for Esther Schnettler, they are a highly interesting subject