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'''SARS-CoV-2''' stands for ''Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Corona Virus 2''. The SARS-CoV-2 [[SARS-CoV-2 spike protein priming by furin|coronavirus]] causes '''COVID-19''' ('''CO'''rona '''VI'''rus '''D'''isease 20'''19'''). SARS-CoV-2 was numbered "2" because another coronavirus, [[SARS Coronavirus Main Proteinase|SARS-CoV, caused an epidemic in 2002-2003]]. The genes of SARS-CoV-2 are in [[RNA]]. Viruses with RNA genomes tend to mutate faster than do viruses with DNA genomes<ref "rnamut1">PMID: 30102691</ref><ref name="rnamut2">PMID: 26499340</ref>. For example, a new [[influenza]] vaccine is needed every year due to mutations, and a single drug against [[HIV]] quickly becomes ineffective due to mutations. It is no surprise that SARS-CoV-2 is mutating. | '''SARS-CoV-2''' stands for ''Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Corona Virus 2''. The SARS-CoV-2 [[SARS-CoV-2 spike protein priming by furin|coronavirus]] causes '''COVID-19''' ('''CO'''rona '''VI'''rus '''D'''isease 20'''19'''). SARS-CoV-2 was numbered "2" because another coronavirus, [[SARS Coronavirus Main Proteinase|SARS-CoV, caused an epidemic in 2002-2003]]. The genes of SARS-CoV-2 are in [[RNA]]. Viruses with RNA genomes tend to mutate faster than do viruses with DNA genomes<ref "rnamut1">PMID: 30102691</ref><ref name="rnamut2">PMID: 26499340</ref>. For example, a new [[influenza]] vaccine is needed every year due to mutations, and a single drug against [[HIV]] quickly becomes ineffective due to mutations. It is no surprise that SARS-CoV-2 is mutating. | ||
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