Coronavirus
Also known as CoV, Orthocoronavirinae, Coronavirinai, Corona Virus, Coronaviruses, CoVs, Corona virus, Corona-virus
Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to lethal. Mild illnesses in humans include some cases of the common cold (which is also caused by other viruses, predominantly rhinoviruses), while more lethal varieties can cause SARS, MERS and COVID-19. In cows and pigs, they cause diarrhea; while in mice, they cause hepatitis and encephalomyelitis.
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Coronaviruses are a family of RNA viruses that infect mammals and birds, causing respiratory infections in humans and birds that can range from mild (like some common colds) to severe (like SARS, MERS, and COVID-19). They matter because they can cause serious illness in people and also affect livestock and other animals, making them a significant public health and veterinary concern.
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Species
Coronavirus
GENUS
- KingdomViruses
- PhylumPisuviricota
- ClassPisoniviricetes
- OrderNidovirales
- FamilyCoronaviridae
Observations recorded0
Dieser Artikel behandelt die Unterfamilie der Orthocoronaviren. Für das aktuelle Krankheitsgeschehen eines dieser Viren siehe: COVID-19, zur Ausbreitung der Krankheit: COVID-19-Pandemie, und zu ihrer Ursache: SARS-CoV-2. Orthocoronavirinae ist eine Virusunterfamilie innerhalb der Familie Coronaviridae, die weitestgehend mit dieser übereinstimmt. Die Viren innerhalb dieser Unterfamilie werden (fach)umgangssprachlich Orthocoronaviren und veraltet und zweideutig auch bloß Coronaviren genannt. Auch alle Coronaviren, die den Menschen infizieren, gehören zu den Orthocoronaviren. Darunter auch SARS-CoV-2, das Virus, das für die aktuelle COVID-19-Pandemie verantwortlich ist.
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Article
27 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Virology
- Structure
- Genome
- Replication cycle
- Cell entry
- Genome translation
- Replicase-transcriptase
- Assembly and release
- Transmission
- Classification
- Origin
- Infection in humans
- Common cold
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
- Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Coronavirus HuPn-2018
- Infection in animals
- Farm animals
- Domestic pets
- Laboratory animals
- Prevention and treatment
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to lethal. Mild illnesses in humans include some cases of the common cold (which is also caused by other viruses, predominantly rhinoviruses), while more lethal varieties can cause SARS, MERS and COVID-19. In cows and pigs, they cause diarrhea; while in mice, they cause hepatitis and encephalomyelitis.
Coronaviruses constitute the subfamily Orthocoronavirinae, in the family Coronaviridae, order Nidovirales, and realm Riboviria. They are enveloped viruses with a positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome and a nucleocapsid of helical symmetry. The genome size of coronaviruses ranges from approximately 26 to 32 kilobases, one of the largest among RNA viruses. They have characteristic club-shaped spikes that project from their surface, which in electron micrographs create an image reminiscent of the stellar corona, from which their name derives.