We asked Dr. Alok Patel, part of the ABC7 News team of experts to explain. Coronaviruses get their name from the spikey protein that resembles a crown under a microscope. It's transmitted from person ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- While the coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, researchers at the University of Missouri have identified a specific protein inside the human body that plays a ...

One shot in the arm, and the whole body is protected. But how? For one thing, the immune system produces antibodies and cells that patrol the entire organism by traveling through the bloodstream. For ...

The COVID-19 virus can persist in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after the acute phase of the illness has ended, according to new research from UC San Francisco that offers ...

It's technically possible to catch COVID-19 from the dead. Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet vitae succurrere, is a phrase often inscribed on the walls of morgues and autopsy suites. Roughly translated ...

A 45-year-old woman from Kolkata has been diagnosed with human coronavirus HKU1 (HCoV-HKU1) and is currently receiving treatment at a hospital. According to reports, HKU1 is not as dangerous as ...

Inflammation and low oxygen levels may cause cognitive problems. LUNGS Early evidence of oxygen limitations. CIRCULATORY SYSTEM Vascular damage and blood clots may trigger fatigue. IMMUNE SYSTEM ...

The onset of several conditions, including allergic rhinitis, viral infections, and ear infections, was also delayed after COVID-19 vaccination.