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co·ro·na·vi·rus
 coronavirus
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a type of virus that causes a variety of diseases in humans and other animals ranging from the common cold to potentially fatal illnesses. A coronavirus is an RNA virus of the family Coronaviridae and is so-named because the outer perimeter of each round virus particle resemble a spiky crown similar in shape to the sun's corona.
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(informal) the particular coronavirus that causes the sometimes fatal disease Covid-19 and is responsible for the pandemic of 2020.
Cases of the coronavirus are increasing in number in some regions and decreasing in others. |
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