Noun
(countable) Abbreviation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus.
(uncountable) Abbreviation of Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (species of SARS-associated coronavirus).
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAccording to the World Health Organisation (WHO), SARS-CoV was transmitted to humans from civet cats, and MERS-CoV from dromedary camels. Source: Internet
Although the antibody was produced in response to an infection of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), which is caused by the SARS-CoV virus, it cross-reacts with the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Source: Internet
Corona virus belongs to a large family of viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). Source: Internet
Despite the slightness of difference between the two coronaviruses, the antibody binds much less tightly to SARS-CoV-2 than it does to the SARS virus, and cannot neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in lab dish tests as it does SARS-CoV. Source: Internet
BEIJING: Rolf Hilgenfeld, a German coronavirus research expert and professor at the Lubeck University, brought two inhibitors developed for severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Source: Internet
Now, a from the United States' National Institutes of Health finds that the current novel (SARS-CoV-2) can live on surfaces like steel and hard plastic for about 72 hours (three days), same as the SARS-CoV virus. Source: Internet