SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19 (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19

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This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow)--also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19--isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells (blue/pink) cultured in the lab.

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NIAID RML

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