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COVID-19 is an illness caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2.
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Is it true that COVID-19 is an illness caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2?
Yes. Multiple reputable medical sources and official records confirm that COVID-19 is an illness caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked
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Wikipedia: COVID-19. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19
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Confirms SARS-CoV-2 causes respiratory illness named COVID-19 by WHO.
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PLOS (all journals): COVID-19 pandemic: Insights into structure, function, and hACE2 receptor recognition by SARS-CoV-2. (n.d.). PLOS (all journals). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008762
Identifies SARS-CoV-2 as the virus that causes COVID-19.
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CDC Travelers' Health: CDC Travelers' Health: Cruise Ship Travel | CDC Yellow Book 2024. (n.d.). CDC Travelers' Health. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2024/air-land-sea/cruise-ship-travel
Notes SARS-CoV-2 causes the illness referred to as Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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ClinicalTrials.gov: COVID-19: A Phase 3, Randomized, Observer-blinded, Multicenter Clinical Study Evaluating the Immunogenicity, Safety, and Reactogenicity of the Investigational SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine CVnCoV, When Co-administered With a Licensed Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine Versus Separate Administration of the Two. (n.d.). ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04848467
States COVID-19 is an illness caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2.
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MedlinePlus: MedlinePlus: COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019). (n.d.). MedlinePlus. https://medlineplus.gov/covid19coronavirusdisease2019.html
Describes SARS-CoV-2 as a species causing COVID-19 in humans.
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National Library of Medicine MeSH: MeSH: SARS-CoV-2. (n.d.). National Library of Medicine MeSH. https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D000086402
Mentions SARS-CoV-2 is generating the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Neuroinvasion and Viral Reservoir in COVID-19. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://www.cureus.com/articles/33407-neuroinvasion-and-viral-reservoir-in-covid-19.pdf
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