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SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, was first introduced to humans through zoonosis (transmission of a pathogen to a human from an animal), and a zoonotic spillover event is the origin of SARS-CoV-2 that is considered most plausible by the scientific community.
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.
In February 2021, after conducting part of their study, the WHO stated that the likely origin of COVID-19 was a zoonotic event from a virus circulating in bats, likely through another animal carrier, and that the time of transmission to humans was likely towards the end of 2019.
Characteristics of zoonotic coronavirus strains MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, and related diseases MERS-CoV SARS-CoV SARS-CoV-2; Disease: MERS: SARS: COVID-19: Outbreaks: 2012: 2002–2004: 2019−present: Epidemiology Date of first identified case: June 2012: November 2002: December 2019 [99] Location of first identified case: Jeddah, Saudi ...
Experts explain how many COVID variants there are, important subvariants, and the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 virus. ... M.D., an infectious diseases specialist at Memorial Hermann Hospital; and Peter ...
SARS-CoV-2 is the seventh known coronavirus to infect people, after 229E, NL63, OC43, HKU1, MERS-CoV, and the original SARS-CoV. [105] Like the SARS-related coronavirus implicated in the 2003 SARS outbreak, SARS‑CoV‑2 is a member of the subgenus Sarbecovirus (beta-CoV lineage B). [106] [107] Coronaviruses undergo frequent recombination. [108]
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A CDC workshop held in China in May 2019 also concluded that zoonotic spread was incredibly unlikely, saying that: “Of the 30 most dangerous zoonotic pathogens poised for outbreak in China ...