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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Coronavirus is a genus within the family Coronaviridae. It belongs to the kingdom Viruses, phylum Pisuviricota, class Pisoniviricetes, and order Nidovirales. The organism is classified as a virus with an RNA genome.

The term is associated with the subfamily Orthocoronavirinae. It appears in the main category Category:Coronaviruses and has the Commons category Orthocoronavirinae. The topic is maintained by WikiProject COVID-19 and is on its focus list. A template named Template:Coronavirus is used for the subject.

In academic records, a PubMed query for Coronavirus yields 313,997 results. The subject is referenced by 887 other encyclopedia articles. GBIF occurrence data lists 0 occurrences for the taxon.

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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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Research

313,997 papers

Coronavirus genome structure and replication.ReviewCurrent topics in microbiology and immunology · 2005Brian DA, Baric RSDOI: 10.1007/3-540-26765-4_1
Coronavirus Infections in Companion Animals: Virology, Epidemiology, Clinical and Pathologic Features.ReviewViruses · 2020Haake C, Cook S, Pusterla N et al.DOI: 10.3390/v12091023
Properties of Coronavirus and SARS-CoV-2.ReviewThe Malaysian journal of pathology · 2020Malik YA
The coronavirus recombination pathway.ReviewCell host & microbe · 2023Wells HL, Bonavita CM, Navarrete-Macias I et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.05.003
Coronavirus Disease 2019: Coronaviruses and Blood Safety.ReviewTransfusion medicine reviews · 2020Chang L, Yan Y, Wang LDOI: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2020.02.003
Coronavirus - A Crippling Affliction to Humans.ReviewRecent patents on biotechnology · 2022Kaul R, Devi SDOI: 10.2174/1872208316666220404103033
Animal Coronavirus Diseases: Parallels with COVID-19 in Humans.ReviewViruses · 2021Lin CN, Chan KR, Ooi EE et al.DOI: 10.3390/v13081507
[Coronavirus and the risk of ocular transmission].Review[Zhonghua yan ke za zhi] Chinese journal of ophthalmology · 2021Wang LX, Deng YP, Wang YJ et al.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112142-20200926-00625

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Encyclopedic overview

27 sections

Contents

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 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Coronavirus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.