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Mutations in SARS-CoV-2; Consequences in structure, function, and pathogenicity of the virus.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 May 2021
Bakhshandeh Behnaz, Jahanafrooz Zohreh, Abbasi Ardeshir, Goli Matin Babaee, Sadeghi Mahya, Mottaqi Mohammad Sadeq, Zamani Maryam
Abstract excerpt
The third pandemic of coronavirus infection, called COVID-19 disease, began recently in China. The newly discovered coronavirus, entitled SARS-CoV-2, is the seventh member of the human coronaviruses. The main pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 infection is severe pneumonia, RNAaemia, accompanied by glass turbidity, and acute cardiac injury. It possesses a single-stranded positive-sense RNA genome which is 60-140 nm in...
Topics
- COVID-19
- China
- Humans
- Mutation
- SARS-CoV-2
- Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
- Virulence