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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS
Read more →“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” Madame Marie Curie 1867-1934 Although not actually seen until the invention of the electron microscope in about 1935, viruses have been around since the beginning of time. They are very small critters, smaller than bacteria, and consist of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded and protected by a protein covering. They infect our bodies by entering and taking over our cells and causing a host of symptoms from the common cold to...