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Although COVID-19 is very contagious, its fatality rate is relatively low in comparison with these ten viruses. | Health

Research shows how epithelial cells ward off viruses A team led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich Researcher Veit Hornung has shown that a protein found in skin cells recognizes a specific nucleic acid intermediate that is formed during virus replication. This recognition process subsequently induces a potent inflammatory response. The ability to differentiate between self and potentially harmful non-self is vital for the integrity and survival of organisms. In most organisms, ...