SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),[1][2] previously kent bi the proveesional name 2019-nCoV,[3][4][5] is a positive-sense single-strandit RNA virus.[6][7][8] It is contagious in humans an is the cause o coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[9]
| Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 | |
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| Electron micrograph o SARS-CoV-2 virions | |
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| Illustration o a SARS-CoV-2 virion | |
Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Phylum: | incertae sedis |
| Order: | Nidovirales |
| Faimily: | Coronaviridae |
| Genus: | Betacoronavirus |
| Subgenus: | Sarbecovirus |
| Species: | Severe acute respiratory syndrome-relatit coronavirus |
| Strain: | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
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| Wuhan, Cheenae, the oreegin o the recordit pandemic | |
| Synonyms | |
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2019-nCoV | |
 Genome organisation (click tae enlarge) | |
| NCBI genome ID | MN908947 |
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| Genome size | 29,903 bases |
| Year o completion | 2020 |
References
eedit- ↑ "Coronavirus disease named Covid-19". BBC News Online. 11 Februar 2020. Archived frae the original on 15 Februar 2020. Retrieved 15 Februar 2020.
- ↑ World Health Organization (2020). Surveillance case definitions for human infection with novel coronavirus (nCoV): interim guidance v1, January 2020 (Report). World Health Organization. hdl:10665/330376. WHO/2019-nCoV/Surveillance/v2020.1.
- ↑ "Healthcare Professionals: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers". U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 11 Februar 2020. Archived frae the original on 14 Februar 2020. Retrieved 15 Februar 2020.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- ↑ "About Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)". U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 11 Februar 2020. Archived frae the original on 11 Februar 2020. Retrieved 25 Februar 2020.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- ↑ "中国疾病预防控制中心" (in Chinese). People's Republic of China: Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Archived frae the original on 6 Februar 2020. Retrieved 9 Januar 2020.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "New-type coronavirus causes pneumonia in Wuhan: expert". People's Republic of China. Xinhua. Archived frae the original on 9 Januar 2020. Retrieved 9 Januar 2020.
- ↑ "CoV2020". GISAID EpifluDB. Archived frae the original on 12 Januar 2020. Retrieved 12 Januar 2020.
- ↑ Chan JF, Yuan S, Kok KH, et al. (Januar 2020). "A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster". Lancet. 395 (10223): 514–523. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30154-9. PMID 31986261.