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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The SARS-CoV-2 virus — a respiratory disease — can be very contagious and spread quickly, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
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Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2024
Another study, this one from a French team, found that even among lupus patients with active SLE, the SARS-CoV-2 vaccines did not appear to cause a worsening of symptoms.
—Markham Heid, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
The respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be very contagious and spread quickly, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2024
But unlike the flu or the common cold, COVID is now surging across the U.S. and many regions of Europe, thanks in part to new, more transmissible strains of SARS-CoV-2.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024
The partners first tried to sell off-the-shelf tests that detect antibodies created by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
Five of seven reports from the U.S. intelligence community favor the zoonotic origin of SARS-CoV-2, based on declassified scientific evidence and investigations.
—John P. Moore, STAT, 2 Aug. 2024
This is because SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID, is constantly changing and accumulating new mutations over time.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 23 July 2024
Too much of the focus so far has been limiting the damage after a pathogen has already made the jump from animals and begun to spread among people, like Ebola did in 2014, SARS-CoV-2 in late 2019 and bird flu is threatening to do, said Ann Linder, the report's lead author.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 21 July 2024
Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2024
Another study, this one from a French team, found that even among lupus patients with active SLE, the SARS-CoV-2 vaccines did not appear to cause a worsening of symptoms.
—Markham Heid, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
The respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be very contagious and spread quickly, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2024
But unlike the flu or the common cold, COVID is now surging across the U.S. and many regions of Europe, thanks in part to new, more transmissible strains of SARS-CoV-2.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024
The partners first tried to sell off-the-shelf tests that detect antibodies created by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
Five of seven reports from the U.S. intelligence community favor the zoonotic origin of SARS-CoV-2, based on declassified scientific evidence and investigations.
—John P. Moore, STAT, 2 Aug. 2024
This is because SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID, is constantly changing and accumulating new mutations over time.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 23 July 2024
Too much of the focus so far has been limiting the damage after a pathogen has already made the jump from animals and begun to spread among people, like Ebola did in 2014, SARS-CoV-2 in late 2019 and bird flu is threatening to do, said Ann Linder, the report's lead author.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 21 July 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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