Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Arts and culture; Aviation; Cannabis; Cinema. films; Disney; Fashion; Financial markets; Food industry; Food security; Journalism; Music; Performing arts; Retail ...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.In January 2020 the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus explained: CO for corona, VI for virus, D for disease and 19 for when the outbreak was first identified (31 December 2019). [23] WHO additionally uses "the COVID-19 virus" and "the virus responsible for COVID-19" in public communications. [22] WHO named variants of concern and variants of interest using Greek letters.
Coronaviruses are known for their shape resembling a stellar corona, such as that of the Sun visible during a total solar eclipse; corona is derived from Latin corōna 'garland, wreath, crown'. [6]
The spikes are the most distinguishing feature of coronaviruses and are responsible for the corona- or halo-like surface. On average a coronavirus particle has 74 surface spikes. [53] Each spike is about 20 nm long and is composed of a trimer of the S protein. The S protein is in turn composed of an S1 and S2 subunit.
Omicron (B.1.1.529) is a variant of SARS-CoV-2 first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) by the Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa on 24 November 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).