coronavirus

coronavirus definitions

noun
  • A member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA. 

  • COVID-19, the disease caused by the specific coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. 

  • SARS-CoV-2, the specific coronavirus that causes the infectious disease COVID-19. 

  • An illness caused by a coronavirus.