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Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > infectious diseases and infestations > infectious diseases > viral diseases of animals and humans > Coronavirus infections > COVID-19 infection

Preferred Term:

COVID-19 infection

Definition:

COVID-19, a highly infectitious respiratory disease in humans, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus probably emerged from an animal source in Wuhan (China) and spreaded globaly from person to person. Most people infected with COVID-19 have had mild to severe respiratory illness with symptoms of cough, fever, and shortness of breath. In some cases, patients had pneumonia in both lungs, multi-organ failure, and even death. The World Health Organization (WHO), on March 11, 2020, declared the novel COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic.

Concept Schemes:

NALT Full

Broader Concept:

Coronavirus infections

Entry Terms:

COVID-2019
coronavirus disease 2019
2019-nCoV (novel coronavirus) disease
COVID19
coronavirus disease-19
COVID-19 disease
COVID-19 pandemic
2019 novel coronavirus disease
2019-nCoV (novel coronavirus) infection
COVID-19
COVID-19 virus disease
2019 novel coronavirus illness
2019 novel coronavirus infection
COVID-19 virus infection
corona virus disease 2019

URI:

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/338899

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