单词 | coronavirus |
释义 | coronavirusn. Virology. 1. Any member of a group (formerly a genus) of enveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses which have prominent projections from the envelope and are pathogens of humans, other mammals, and birds, typically causing gastrointestinal, respiratory, or neurological disease; (in form Coronavirus) the (former) genus itself. Also: any member of the family Coronaviridae (rare).The original genus Coronavirus was later divided into four genera, Alpha-, Beta-, Gamma-, and Deltacoronavirus.The family Coronaviridae includes the genera Coronavirus and Torovirus (which comprises a small number of viruses causing gastroenteritis in humans, cattle, and pigs). ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > organism > micro-organism > virus > [noun] > types of latent virus1750 influenza virus1880 poxvirus1891 filter-passer1906 mosaic virus1914 bacteriophage1921 herpes virus1925 Rous sarcoma virus1925 Rous virus1925 papillomavirus1935 poliovirus1939 Semliki Forest virus1944 actinophage1947 mycophage1947 mengovirus1949 tumour virus1950 Zika1952 mycobacteriophage1953 Sindbis virus1953 myxovirus1954 echovirus1955 RNA virus1955 adenovirus1956 SV1956 arborvirus1957 enterovirus1957 foamy virus1957 respiratory syncytial virus1957 polyoma1958 parainfluenza1959 reovirus1959 arbovirus1960 cytomegalovirus1960 TMV1960 vacuolating agent or virus1960 Coxsackie virus1961 rhinovirus1961 RSV1961 papovavirus1962 paramyxovirus1962 picornavirus1962 mycophage1963 parvovirus1965 rhabdovirus1966 Ross River virus1966 coronavirus1968 EBV1968 Epstein–Barr virus1968 leukovirus1968 CMV1969 arenovirus1970 oncornavirus1970 togavirus1970 alphavirus1971 calicivirus1971 Dane particle1971 flavivirus1971 flavovirus1971 maedi1971 orbivirus1971 mycovirus1972 visna-maedi virus1972 flu virus1973 maedi-visna virus1973 corona1974 orthopoxvirus1974 rotavirus1974 whitepox1974 retravirus1975 Ebola virus1976 morbillivirus1976 retrovirus1976 Ebola1977 lentivirus1979 reassortant1979 HTLV1980 morbilli1981 filovirus1982 LAV1983 CV1985 HIV1986 HIV virus1987 C-192020 Covid2020 Covid-192020 CV-192020 1968 Nature 16 Nov. 650/2 In the opinion of the eight virologists these viruses are members of a previously unrecognized group which they suggest should be called the coronaviruses, to recall the characteristic appearance [sc. recalling the solar corona] by which these viruses are identified in the electron microscope. 1984 M. J. Taussig Processes in Pathol. & Microbiol. (ed. 2) iii. 297 They [sc. rhinoviruses] are not the only cold viruses (but are the largest single group); others include enteroviruses, adenoviruses, coronaviruses, influenzaviruses, parainfluenzaviruses and respiratory syncytial virus. 1990 Avian Dis. 34 919/1 Electron microscopic examination revealed the presence of a virus with morphologic characteristics of the genus Coronavirus. 2005 Independent 30 May 30/3 The notion of ‘the common cold virus’ was dispelled as, subsequently, different types of rhinoviruses, more than 100, were discovered, as were completely different viruses, coronaviruses, that also cause colds. 2. spec. Any of the coronaviruses (genus Betacoronavirus) responsible for outbreaks of life-threatening respiratory disease in humans, esp. the major pandemic beginning in 2019 (see Covid-19 n.). Also as a mass noun: the disease caused by such a virus; spec. Covid-19. Frequently as a modifier.These outbreaks include SARS, MERS, and Covid-19. ΚΠ 2003 Assoc. Press State & Local Wire (Nexis) 24 Mar. ‘There's very good evidence to support coronavirus’ as the cause, said CDC director Dr. Julie Gerberding at a news conference. 2012 Independent 26 Sept. 17/2 The 49-year-old, from Qatar, is being treated in an intensive care unit at St Thomas's hospital in London after he became infected with a new coronavirus. 2017 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 114 E7348/2 The high pathogenicity and air-borne transmissibility of SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV have raised concern about the potential for another coronavirus pandemic. 2020 GlobeNewswire (Nexis) 10 Mar. To help organizations deal with the reality of the coronavirus outbreak and maintain ongoing activity by providing their employees with remote access to corporate resources. 2020 Times 16 May 11/3 Fit and young patients who have recovered from mild cases of coronavirus are still at risk of lasting lung damage. 2020 Maldon & Burnham Standard (Nexis) 21 June It's been nearly three months since the lockdown was officially imposed in the UK to slow the spread of the coronavirus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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