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SARS-CoV-2

Acronym for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome COronaVirus 2, which causes the disease commonly known as Coronavirus. SARS-CoV-2 is the formal name of the virus strain previously known as 2019-nCoV.
The virus strain SARS-CoV-2, when transmitted to humans causes the disease named COVID-19.
The virus is said to have originated in the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, where wild animals were also sold.