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SARS-CoV-2 MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
SARS-CoV-2
Tree Number(s)
B04.820.578.500.540.150.113.937.500
Unique ID
D000086402
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000086402
Annotation
infection = COVID-19
Scope Note
A species of BETACORONAVIRUS causing atypical respiratory disease (COVID-19) in humans. The organism was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China. The natural host is the Chinese intermediate horseshoe bat, RHINOLOPHUS affinis.
Entry Term(s)
2019 Novel Coronavirus
2019-nCoV
COVID-19 Virus
COVID19 Virus
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Virus
SARS Coronavirus 2
SARS-CoV-2 Virus
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
Wuhan Coronavirus
Wuhan Seafood Market Pneumonia Virus
Registry Numbers
txid2697049
NLM Classification #
QW 168.5.C8
Public MeSH Note
2021; for SARS-COV-2 see under BETACORONAVIRUS 2020
History Note
2021(2020)
Date Established
2021/01/01
Date of Entry
2020/07/07
Revision Date
2022/05/23
SARS-CoV-2 Preferred
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