SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, and all that
The coronavirus pandemic is a world-changing event, like 9/11. There was a world before Covid-19. And there will be a world after Covid-19. But it won't be the same. ~ Oliver Markus Malloy Hello SARS, goodbye world. ~ Steven Magee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_coronavirus_2#/media/File:2019-nCoV-CDC-23312_without_background.png Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ) is the virus that causes the disease COVID-19. It's a single stranded positive-sense (+) RNA virus. It is highly contagious and is the source of a world-wide pandemic. Here in the US, we're being told to isolate ourselves as much as possible. Bars, restaurants, etc. are closed. There are many unknowns about the virus and the disease at present. For example, how infectious is the disease during the incubation period? The first known infections from the SARS-CoV-2 strain were discovered in Wuhan, China. The virus shares strong homology w...