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Robert Roy Britt
Robert Roy Britt

Mar 13, 2020

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What the Coronavirus Image You’ve Seen a Million Times Really Shows

The illustration visualizes how the virus infects people

Image: CDC/Alissa Eckert and Dan Higgins

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AA colorful 3D rendering of a spiky fuzzball has spread around the world at least as fast as the coronavirus. The image, used by news media around the world, was…

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Robert Roy Britt

Robert Roy Britt

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