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SARS-CoV-2: Anatomy of a Pandemic

In late 2002, a then-undescribed virus crossed the species barrier in southern China and found a welcoming home in the lungs of humans. Over the next eight or so months, it spread, at first quietly across the region, and then explosively across the globe. The disease, what we have come to know as SARS or the severe acute respiratory syndrome, would infect more than 8,000 people and kill hundreds.

SARS-CoV-2: Anatomy of a Pandemic

Wildlife to COVID-19: The Real Culprits

Eating bats, particularly its wings, drive evil spirits away, according to a popular Philippines folklore. Another widely held belief is that pangolin scales ward off witch’s spells, while its meat cures asthma.

Wildlife to COVID-19: The Real Culprits