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Virologists: how similar is sars-cov-2 to sars-cov-1 or mers? do you think scientists are baffled by the effects of this virus because we haven't studied it enough?
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Viruses.: There are significant differences between MERS, SARS and SARS-CoV-2. I don't believe that scientists are baffled. But when a virus is novel - you need to collect a whole lot of data to understand it. We have less than a year of data under our belt.
Answered 1/2/2021
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