Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to

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New coronavirus discovered in Chinese bats sparks alarm

www.newsweek.com

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New coronavirus discovered in Chinese bats sparks alarm

www.newsweek.com

Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to

Public Health@mander.xyz · 10 months ago

The virus binds to humans in a similar way to the virus that causes COVID-19.

Journal source : https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)00144-8

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Vira, that’s funny.
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  I guess the correct plural is virii or viruses?
  
  (Phone still underlines that first one hmm)
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    That’s a common misconception, vira or viruses is correct.
    
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plural_form_of_words_ending_in_-us#Virus
    
    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/virus#English

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