Coronavirus

Cards (8)

  • Coronavirus is an enveloped ssRNA positive sense virus.
  • The coronavirus has a more nasal discharge than the rhinovirus
  • The S protein on the coronavirus binds to sialic acid on nasal epithelial cells
  • Coronavirus binds itself to the host membrane
  • Coronavirus has an incubation for 3 days
  • Coronavirus is the site of AB attatchment for neutralization
  • The coronavirus has animal reservoirs
  • The coronavirus that infects humans was transferred from bats to an intermediate host, then humans