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SARS-CoV-2 is the seventh known coronavirus to infect people, after 229E, NL63, OC43, HKU1, MERS-CoV, and the original SARS-CoV. [ 105 ] Like the SARS-related coronavirus implicated in the 2003 SARS outbreak, SARS‑CoV‑2 is a member of the subgenus Sarbecovirus ( beta-CoV lineage B).
Nov 20, 2023 · What are variants of SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19? It is usual for viruses to change and evolve as they spread between people over time. When these changes become significantly different to a previously detected virus, these new virus types are known as “variants.”
Oct 6, 2020 · In this Review, we describe the basic virology of SARS-CoV-2, including genomic characteristics and receptor use, highlighting its key difference from previously known coronaviruses.
- Ben Hu, Hua Guo, Peng Zhou, Zheng Li Shi
- 2021
Dec 12, 2021 · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), also known as “the novel coronavirus” due to genome variation relative to previously identified coronaviruses, is a positive sense RNA virus and the etiological agent of COVID-19.
- Jahangir Emrani, Maryam Ahmed, Liesl Jeffers-Francis, John C. Teleha, Nathan Mowa, Robert H. Newman,...
- 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.10.172
- 2021
- 2021/12/12
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention.
Mar 27, 2024 · From May 2021 onwards, WHO began assigning simple, easy-to-say labels for key variants. Considerable progress has been made in establishing and strengthening a global system to detect signals of potential VOIs or VOCs and rapidly assess the risk posed by SARS-CoV-2 variants to public health.
May 16, 2022 · The causative agent of the COVID-19 the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, has caused loss of incomes, economic crises, morbidities, and loss of life worldwide. Here, we describe the virus and review...