SARS-CoV-2
noun[U]
medicalspecializeduk/ˌsɑːz.kəʊˌviːˈtuː/us/ˌsɑːrz.koʊ.viːˈtuː/aformofcoronavirusthatcausesaseriousinfectiousillnesswithdifficultyinbreathingand sometimesdeath, and has beenresponsiblefor manycasesofillnesssince 2019. SARS-CoV-2 is an abbreviation for Severe Acute RespiratorySyndromeCoronavirus 2:
ThecurrentCOVID-19pandemiciscausedby a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2.
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- Thesourceof SARS-CoV-2 isunknown.
- What does thegeneticmakeup of the SARS-CoV-2virustellus?
- All thepublishedgeneticsequencesof SARS-CoV-2isolatedfromhumancasesare verysimilar.
Respiratory disorders
- altitude sickness
- anti-asthma
- anti-tubercular
- anti-tuberculosis
- anti-tuberculous
- asthmatic
- congested
- emphysema
- hacky
- halitosis
- hepatopulmonary syndrome
- hyperventilate
- legionnaires' disease
- long Covid
- sore throat
- strep throat
- stuffiness
- tubercular
- upper airway resistance syndrome
- ventilate