SARS-CoV-2
noun [ U ] medical specialized uk/ˌsɑːz.kəʊˌviːˈtuː/ us/ˌsɑːrz.koʊ.viːˈtuː/
严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2
a form of coronavirus that causes a serious infectious illness with difficulty in breathing and sometimes death, and has been responsible for many cases of illness since 2019. SARS-CoV-2 is an abbreviation for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2.
The current COVID-19 pandemic is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. 目前的COVID-19大流行是由一种叫做严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2的冠状病毒引起的。
Compare: Covid-19SARS-CoV-1
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- The source of SARS-CoV-2 is unknown.
- What does the genetic makeup of the SARS-CoV-2 virus tell us?
- All the published genetic sequences of SARS-CoV-2 isolated from human cases are very similar.