1) Define each of the following abbreviations: COVID-19: 2019-nCoV: SARS-CoV-2: 2) How does SARS-CoV-2 differ from SARS-CoV?

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1) Define each of the following abbreviations:
COVID-19:
2019-nCoV:
SARS-CoV-2:
2) How does SARS-CoV-2 differ from SARS-CoV?
3) What is meant by the terms "delta variant" and "omicron BA.2" variants? How many waves of
global variant spread have we had to date?
4) What are the defining chemical features of the coronavirus?
Is this an enveloped or non-enveloped virus? How does this impact our ability to neutralize the
virus outside of the body?
What type of nucleic acid does it contain? (RNA? DNA? Single-stranded? Double-stranded?)
Are coronaviruses genetically stable or highly variable? How does this correlate with their
genetic material?
Transcribed Image Text:1) Define each of the following abbreviations: COVID-19: 2019-nCoV: SARS-CoV-2: 2) How does SARS-CoV-2 differ from SARS-CoV? 3) What is meant by the terms "delta variant" and "omicron BA.2" variants? How many waves of global variant spread have we had to date? 4) What are the defining chemical features of the coronavirus? Is this an enveloped or non-enveloped virus? How does this impact our ability to neutralize the virus outside of the body? What type of nucleic acid does it contain? (RNA? DNA? Single-stranded? Double-stranded?) Are coronaviruses genetically stable or highly variable? How does this correlate with their genetic material?
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