id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-337572-kx5hihnr Ludwig, Stephan Coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2: A Brief Overview 2020-04-20 .txt text/plain 2668 167 54 The virus was later denominated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and defined as the causal agent of Coronavirus Disease 2019 . Here we provide a short background on coronaviruses and their origin, and we describe in more detail the novel SARS-CoV-2 and the efforts thus far to identify effective therapies against COVID-19. The virus was later denominated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and defined as the causal agent of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The virus was later denominated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and defined as the causal agent of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). 19 SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS 2 At the end of December 2019, China reported the increasing occurrence of pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province. Identification of a novel coronavirus in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome ./cache/cord-337572-kx5hihnr.txt ./txt/cord-337572-kx5hihnr.txt