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SARS-CoV-1

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[sahrz-koh-vee-wuhn] / ˈsɑrzˈkoʊ viˈwʌn /

noun

Pathology.
  1. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus 1: the first identified strain of a coronavirus that causes SARS. It appeared in late 2002 and subsequently triggered short-lived epidemics mostly in parts of East Asia.


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Viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1, Nipah, Hendra and possibly Ebola have all fatally spilled over from bats to humans, sometimes through an intermediate host.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2024

Scientists traced SARS-CoV-1 to palm civets, a type of catlike wild carnivore sold as food in some South China markets and restaurants.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2023

He said previous coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-1, which hit Asia in the early 2000s, and MERS-CoV, which caused outbreaks mostly in the Middle East from 2012 to 2015, were also associated with greater maternal complications.

From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2022

And yet the only thing researchers found were viruses close to SARS-CoV-1, which caused the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 decades ago.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 18, 2022

Mice that received a vaccination against SARS-CoV-1 had immune protection from intranasal exposure to SARS-CoV-2.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2021

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