SARS Coronavirus 2

**Semantic type:** Virus

**Definition:** A positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus in the genus Betacoronavirus. It is the causative agent of the 2019-2020 severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak.

**Synonyms:** - 2019 Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19 Virus - COVID-19 Virus - HCoV-19 - Human Coronavirus 2019 - Novel Coronavirus - SARS-2 - SARS-CoV-2 - SARS-CoV-2 - SARS2 - SARS2 - SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2 - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 - nCoV