What Is COVID-19?
W. Joost Wiersinga, Hallie C. Prescott
Abstract
is a disease caused by a new coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).Coronaviruses are a cause of the common cold, but SARS-CoV-2, which likely came from bats, causes more severe disease in many patients.
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