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Coronavirus diseases are caused by viruses in the coronavirus subfamily, a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, the group of viruses cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to lethal.
Dozens of captive animal species have been found infected or proven able to be experimentally infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus has also been found in over a dozen wild animal species. Most animal species that can get the virus have not been proven to be able to spread it back to humans. The Centers for Disease ...
Dogs are capable of becoming infected with COVID-19. They are also capable of cheering up lonely caretakers during lockdowns. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected animals directly and indirectly. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is zoonotic, which likely to have originated from animals such as bats and pangolins.
New COVID-19 variants continue to pop up. Experts explain how many COVID variants there are, important subvariants, and the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is a coronavirus that has recently emerged and similarly causes diarrhea in pigs. [135] Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), which is a member of the species Alphacoronavirus 1, [136] is another coronavirus that causes diarrhea in young pigs.
Marburg virus disease; Marburgvirus; Marek's disease; Mason-Pfizer monkey virus; MERS-related coronavirus; Miniopterus bat coronavirus 1; Miniopterus bat coronavirus HKU8; Mononegavirales; Mouse mammary tumor virus; Mpox; Murid gammaherpesvirus 4; Murine respirovirus; Muromegalovirus; Myxoma virus; Myxomatosis
This article aims at keeping an up-to-date list of Coronavirus strains and subspecies successfully isolated and cultured in laboratory, a task which is often challenging. When relevant it shall include a few synthetic chimera as well as some strains that were only propagated in laboratory animals.
The betacoronaviruses of the greatest clinical importance concerning humans are OC43 and HKU1 (which can cause the common cold) of lineage A, SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 (the causes of SARS and COVID-19 respectively) of lineage B, [2] and MERS-CoV (the cause of MERS) of lineage C. MERS-CoV is the first betacoronavirus belonging to lineage C that ...