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What type of virus is the sars coronavirus?
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Coronavirus: The SARS virus belongs to the family of coronaviruses, hence its name.
Answered 3/21/2020
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SARS-CoV -SARS-CoV2: Severe acute respiratory syndrome is caused by SARS- CoV. Covid 19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2. Both are beta coronaviruses.
Answered 5/18/2020
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