--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > And um. What precisely IS a coronavirus? > > I can't remember hearing the term before... > > A bug that exists only in Mexican beer? > > William Taylor > --------------------- > As the worm turns...
<LOL> It's one of the types that can cause the common cold (and some are studying a possible link with multiple sclerosis - just one of several viral groups under investigation in that matter). This site, by a student, is a bit technical, but has links to other sites and some pix as well. http://www.stanford.edu/group/virus/1999/mhsiang/corona.html In another thread-crossover, a related family of coronaviridae, called torovirus, infects cattle and horses... ;) For those who want more on all things viral, check out "All the Virology on the WWW." http://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/garryfavweb.html And check out some of the Dyson-shere-like herpesviri or the filamentous Ebola at "The Big Picture Book of Viruses." http://www.virology.net/Big_Virology/BVVirusList.html Debbi A Virus Is An Obligate Intracellular Parasite Maru __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
