SARS-CoV-2

**Definition:** A species of BETACORONAVIRUS causing atypical respiratory disease (COVID-19) in humans. The organism was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China. The natural host is the Chinese intermediate horseshoe bat, RHINOLOPHUS affinis.

**Tree numbers:** - B04.820.578.500.540.150.113.937.500

**Synonyms:** - Wuhan Coronavirus - Wuhan Seafood Market Pneumonia Virus - Coronavirus Disease 2019 Virus - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 - SARS Coronavirus 2 - COVID19 Virus - 2019-nCoV - SARS-CoV-2 Virus - COVID-19 Virus - 2019 Novel Coronavirus