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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): What Is, Transmission, and More

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): What Is, Transmission, and More

What Is Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)?

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2) is a viral disease that has caused a pandemic since the first documented cases were reported in 2019. So, the microbe that created the infection is relatively recent. SARS-CoV-2 is a type of virus that leads to diseases involving the respiratory tract and belongs to the coronavirus family. It's part of the coronavirus family — a large genus of viruses that…

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