A compound called K11777 prevents body cells from splitting the viral capsid and thus helping the virus out of its capsid. This means that infection is no longer possible. Credit: Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum At present, there is no specific active substance against hepatitis E. As the disease kills 70,000 people every year, researchers are actively searching for one. The team from the Department of Molecular and Medical Virology at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, may have found what they’re looking for. The researchers showed that the compound K11777 prevents host cells from helping Read More
