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Published online 10 May 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040503-13

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SARS linked to sweat

Could you catch the disease from a handshake?

SARS might be spread by perspiration, according to a new study of the lethal virus. But most experts believe that existing measures are still sufficient to control it.

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