Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2

Translingual thumb|Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Proper noun 1 Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 strain family Coronaviridae the virus strain that caused the COVID-19 pandemic mul Sandee LaMotte What is coronavirus and Covid-19? An explainer https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/31/health/what-is-coronavirus-covid-19-wellness/index.html 2020-03-31 But you can also call this nasty villain by its scientific name: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2 for short. https://web.archive.org/web/20260607100757/https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/31/health/what-is-coronavirus-covid-19-wellness/index.html 7 June 2026 Synonyms mul SARS-CoV-2, mul 2019-nCoV Hypernyms strain Nidovirales order 1 - order; Cornidovirineae suborder - suborder; Coronaviridae family 1 - family; Orthocoronavirinae subfamily 1 - subfamily; Betacoronavirus genus - genus; Sarbecovirus subgenus - subgenus; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus species - species Related terms 2 rel Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus species Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus species Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 1 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 1 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus References 1 2697049