SARS-CoV-1
noun [ U ] medical specialized uk/ˌsɑːz.kəʊˌviːˈwʌn/ us/ˌsɑːrz.koʊ.viːˈwʌn/
严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒1
a form of coronavirus that causes a serious infectious illness with difficulty in breathing and sometimes death, and was responsible for many cases of illness in 2002-04. SARS-CoV-1 is an abbreviation for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 1.
SARS-CoV-1 infection typically causes severe symptoms related to the lower respiratory tract. 严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒1感染通常引起与下呼吸道有关的严重症状。
Compare: SARS-CoV-2
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- No cases of SARS-CoV-1 have been reported worldwide since 2004.
- Like SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1 can stay suspended in the air for three hours.
- The doctor was infected with what we now know as SARS-CoV-1.