Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infection: epidemiology and prognosis

Evidence-based neurology checklist on coronavirus sars-cov-2 infection: epidemiology and prognosis: Virology SARS-Cov-2 is a non-segmented positive-sense RNA virus It is a Betacoronavirus of the family Coronaviridae It belongs to the order Nidovirales Bats are possibly the natural hosts: it is…

Virology

  • SARS-Cov-2 is a non-segmented positive-sense RNA virus
  • It is a Betacoronavirus of the family Coronaviridae
  • It belongs to the order Nidovirales
  • Bats are possibly the natural hosts: it is 88–96% similar to bat coronaviruses
  • It uses the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE2) receptor for cell entry

Transmission routes

Incubation period

Outcome

Poor prognostic features

Synonym

References

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