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AY.4.2
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Translingual
Alternative forms
mul AY4.2 AY4-2 AY-4-2 AY42
Etymology
From being a variant of mul AY.4.
Proper noun
mul proper noun
mul virology A virulent variant of the mul SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus genus, which causes mul COVID-19; starting a new wave and becoming dominant in the United Kingdom in late 2021. It is a sublineage of mul B.1.617.2 en Delta variant Indian variant with the mul K417N spike protein mutation.
Synonyms
mul δ+ Δ+
Hypernyms
mul SARS-CoV-2 SARSr-CoV CoV Coronavirus Virus
Coordinate terms
mul K417N 417N 417K
Related terms
mul AY.4 AY.4.1 AY.4.3
Translations
English: en Delta Plus variant, en delta plus variant, en Delta plus variant, en Delta Plus Variant