Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - World Health …
Sep 26, 2003 · SARS is an airborne virus and can spread through small droplets of saliva in a similar way to the cold and influenza. It was the first severe and readily transmissible new …
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 6, 2024 · Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory …
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 9, 2023 · COVID-19 is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. It usually spreads between people in close contact. COVID-19 vaccines provide strong protection …
Origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 30, 2021 · Science in 5 with Dr Peter Ben Embarek on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus . Clips of Dr Peter Ben Embarek reflecting on the mission before the international team's arrival …
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 28, 2023 · COVID-19 is the disease caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. WHO first learned of this new virus on 31 December 2019, following a report of a cluster of cases of so …
Naming the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the virus that …
Feb 11, 2020 · This name was chosen because the virus is genetically related to the coronavirus responsible for the SARS outbreak of 2003. While related, the two viruses are different. WHO …
Tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants - World Health Organization (WHO)
Mar 27, 2024 · In June 2020, the WHO Virus Evolution Working Group was established with a specific focus on SARS-CoV-2 variants, their phenotype and their impact on countermeasures. …
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Information on COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): How is it transmitted?
Dec 23, 2021 · Further research is ongoing to better understand the spread of the virus and which settings are most risky and why. Research is also under way to study virus variants that are …
SARS-CoV-2 Evolution - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 30, 2020 · SARS-CoV-2 can change while infecting minks. It has been observed that these mink variants are able to transmit back into humans through close contact with the mink. …