Term:SARS-CoV-2

Related terms

• (causes) COVID-19
• variant of SARS-CoV-2 (is a type of)
• (is) transmitted (through) close contact
• (is fought by) antibodies

Normative

Definition

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a newly emergent coronavirus, that was first recognized in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, in December 2019. SARS-CoV-2 is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus that is contagious in humans. It is the successor to SARS-CoV-1, the strain that caused the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak.

Source: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/338882

Encyclopaedic information

On 30 January 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern over the global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32021R0953

Examples

Illness was confirmed by a positive result on a SARS-CoV-2 molecular test.

Source: https://files.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/guidelines/covid19treatmentguidelines.pdf

Collocations

• viable SARS-CoV-2
• persistent SARS-CoV-2
• SARS-CoV-2 infection
• SARS-CoV-2 variant
• SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
• SARS-CoV-2 transmission
• SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
• SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
• SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
• SARS-CoV-2 testing
• SARS-CoV-2 clearance
• SARS-CoV-2 PEP
• SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia
• SARS-CoV-2 RNA
• SARS-CoV-2 replication
• SARS-CoV-2 reinfection
• to dedect SARS-CoV-2
• to transmit SARS-CoV-2
• to target SARS-CoV-2
• to inhibit SARS-CoV-2
• to identify SARS-CoV-2

Keyness

1

Research

Variants and synonyms

• 2019-nCoV

Definition/description

COVID-19 is a viral respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2.

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1567134820300915?via%3Dihub

The entire human population generally lacks immunity to SARS-CoV-2 and hence is susceptible to the novel virus.

Source:https://www.ijbs.com/v16p1753.htm

Examples

When the immune response effectively limits but can not completely block SARS-CoV-2 replication, asymptomatic shedding occurs.

Source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/22221751.2020.1736644

SARS-CoV-2 is deactivated by commonly used disinfectants such as alcohol or chlorine-based solutions.

Source: https://www.giejournal.org/article/S0016-5107(20)34033-5/fulltext

Collocations

• novel SARS-CoV-2
• virus SARS-CoV-2
• transmit SARS-CoV-2
• spread SARS-CoV-2
• suspect SARS-CoV-2
• detect SARS-CoV-2
• classify SARS-CoV-2
• isolate SARS-CoV-2
• target SARS-CoV-2
• treat SARS-CoV-2
• confirm SARS-CoV-2
• identify SARS-CoV-2
• infect by SARS-CoV-2
• SARS-CoV-2 spreads
• SARS-CoV-2 attacks
• SARS-CoV-2 causes
• SARS-CoV-2 invades
• SARS-CoV-2 evolves
• SARS-CoV-2 affects
• SARS-CoV-2 induces

Keyness

• SARS-CoV-2: 181
• 2019-nCoV: >1000

Press

Spelling variants

• sars-cov-2

Synonyms

• Sars-CoV-2
• adenovirus

Description

A year on, we've learnt a great deal about Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/covid-happened-next-pandemic-might-look-like/

Examples

A research article in Frontiers in Public Health explains: "It remains unclear whether SARS-CoV-2 will eventually become seasonal or will continue to circulate year-round." The experts say in Frontiers that "nearly every acute viral disease" hits during a "particular season". Coronavirus "will continue to spread in summer without public health interventions as witnessed in many countries around the world".

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12684025/will-coronavirus-end-could-covid-19-get-worse/

These highly potent functional antibodies are capable of neutralising not only all known variants of concerns (VOCs) linked to the current Sars-CoV-2 virus, but also other animal coronaviruses with the potential jump to humans.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/pioneering-study-could-launch-dream-vaccine-halt-future-pandemics/

Collocations

• SARS-CoV-2 virus
• SARS-CoV-2 infection
• SARS-CoV-2 antigen
• eliminate SARS-CoV-2

Keyness

40

Comments

Variants and synonyms

• SARS COV2
• Sars Cov2
• SARS-CoV2

Description

COVID-19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2 […]

Source: dailymail.co.uk

Examples

Omicron has been proven to reinfect those who have been infected with other variants of SARS-CoV-2.

Source: nytimes.com

Keyness

>1000