New virus Classified into two types with different infectivity Chinese research team 6:04 on March 6
Chinese researchers have reported that the new coronavirus can be classified into two types with different infectivity.
Chinese media reported that a Chinese research team published its findings on the new coronavirus in a Chinese scientific journal, The National Science Review, on Tuesday.
According to this, the research team analyzed the genes of 103 viruses, and found that 101 of them could be classified into two types, "L type" and "S type".
“L-type” accounts for 70% of this, and is more infectious than “S-type”. It is said that it can be.
The research team told local media: "We do not yet know how the" L-type "evolved from the" S-type "or which is more toxic."
In addition, many patients are infected with only one type, but two people, such as an American patient who has traveled to Hubei and Wuhan, may have been infected with both types.
The research team points out that the possibility of mutations cannot be ruled out and that further analysis of the gene is needed.