SARS-CoV-2
virus that causes COVID-19
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SARS-CoV-2 is a virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic[1]. It belongs to a group or class of strains within the coronavirus family[1].
The virus was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and rapidly spread globally[1]. SARS-CoV-2 is characterized by its ability to mutate, leading to the emergence of multiple variants over time[1].
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Zhang Jixian[3]
- Instance of: virus[4], taxon[5]
- Taxon rank: virus taxon[6]
- Physically interacts with: Transmembrane serine protease 2[7], heparin[8]
- Named after: SARSr-CoV[9]
- Parent taxon: SARSr-CoV[10]
- Location of discovery: Wuhan[11]
- Taxon name: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2[12]
- Subclass of: Coronavirus[13]
- Commons category: SARS-CoV-2[14]
- Has part(s): SARS-Cov-2 genome[15], spike glycoprotein [SARS-CoV-2][16], envelope protein [SARS-CoV-2][17], membrane protein [SARS-CoV-2][18], nucleocapsid protein [SARS-CoV-2][19], viral envelope[20]
- Time of discovery or invention: December 1, 2019[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:SARS-CoV-2[22]
- Described at URL: http://virological.org/t/preliminary-phylogenetic-analysis-of-11-ncov2019-genomes-2020-01-19/329[23], http://virological.org/t/phylogenetic-analysis-of-23-ncov-2019-genomes-2020-01-23/335[24]
- Official name: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2[25], coronavirus 2 du syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère[26], فيروس كورونا المسبب للمتلازمة التنفسية الحادة الوخيمة[27], 严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2[28], coronavirus de tipo 2 causante del síndrome respiratorio agudo severo[29], коронавирус тяжелого острого респираторного синдрома‑2[30]
- Has effect: COVID-19 pandemic[31], COVID-19[32]
- Biosafety level: biosafety level 3[33]
- Has natural reservoir: Chiroptera[34], Shamel's Horseshoe Bat[35]
- Short name: SARS-CoV-2[36]
- Taxon common name: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2[37], SARS-CoV-2[38]
- Different from: COVID-19 pandemic[39], COVID-19[40], SARS-CoV-1[41], severe acute respiratory syndrome[42], SARSr-CoV[43]
- Fabrication method: natural selection[44], Synthetic virology[45]
- Hashtag: COVID2019[46], SARS-CoV-2[47], 2019-nCoV[48], CoronaVirusWuhan2019[49], covid19[50], corona[51], coronavirus[52]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q110627021[53]
- Has host: Homo sapiens[54]
Why It Matters
SARS-CoV-2 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] SARS-CoV-2 is known by 241 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]