'The data is showing there's a single mutation that makes the virus be able to replicate better and maybe have high viral loads,' Fauci said in an interview.
The coronavirus has mutated in a way that might help the pathogen spread more easily, White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday.
Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases prepares to testify ahead of a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 30, 2020.The coronavirus has mutated in a way that might help the pathogen spread more easily, White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday.
All viruses evolve, or mutate, throughout their lifespan. RNA viruses like the coronavirus mutate more quickly than some other viruses,, because unlike human DNA, RNA viruses do not have "natural error checking," meaning that the code of the virus cannot correct itself.
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