SARS-CoV-2 spike protein mutations: Difference between revisions

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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.
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-This page has not been updated since the greek letter terminology was introduced for variants, and it has not been updated since the Delta variant became the predominant agent of infections.
+This page has not been updated since the greek letter terminology was introduced for variants, and it has not been updated since mid-2021.
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