SARS-CoV-2
noun
: the coronavirus (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 of the genus Betacoronavirus) that is the causative agent of COVID-19
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According to the CDC, cleaning surfaces with plain soap and water gets rid of most germs, including SARS-CoV-2.
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Arlene Blum, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
In a Nature study published in June 2024, Chiu and colleagues exposed 16 participants to SARS-CoV-2, yet only six developed a sustained infection.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
When SARS-CoV-2, the virus that sparked the coronavirus pandemic, first spilled into humans, almost nothing stood in its way.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
China's New Virus Outbreak Explained COVID-19 PCR tests are a highly accurate and widely used method for detecting active COVID-19 infections, and work by identifying and amplifying the genetic material (RNA) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Share [Findings] Convalescent plasma helps Syrian hamsters fight SARS-CoV-2.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
April 30: The Trump Administration launched Operation Warp Speed to produce a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 virus as quickly as possible.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
And this research prepared us for SARS-CoV, MERS, and SARS-CoV-2.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Similarly, a study in England found that mothers infected with SARS-CoV-2 at delivery were more than twice as likely to experience fetal death or preterm birth.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Arlene Blum, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
In a Nature study published in June 2024, Chiu and colleagues exposed 16 participants to SARS-CoV-2, yet only six developed a sustained infection.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
When SARS-CoV-2, the virus that sparked the coronavirus pandemic, first spilled into humans, almost nothing stood in its way.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
China's New Virus Outbreak Explained COVID-19 PCR tests are a highly accurate and widely used method for detecting active COVID-19 infections, and work by identifying and amplifying the genetic material (RNA) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Share [Findings] Convalescent plasma helps Syrian hamsters fight SARS-CoV-2.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
April 30: The Trump Administration launched Operation Warp Speed to produce a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 virus as quickly as possible.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
And this research prepared us for SARS-CoV, MERS, and SARS-CoV-2.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Similarly, a study in England found that mothers infected with SARS-CoV-2 at delivery were more than twice as likely to experience fetal death or preterm birth.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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SARS-CoV-2
noun
: the coronavirus (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 of the genus Betacoronavirus) that is the causative agent of COVID-19 see delta variant, omicron variant
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