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Coronavirus disease
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This airticle is aboot the general groupin o diseases. For COVID-19 specifically, see Coronavirus disease 2019.
A coronavirus disease (COVID /ˈkoʊvɪd, ˈkɒvɪd/),[1][2][3] coronavirus respiratory syndrome, coronavirus pneumonia, coronavirus flu, or ony ither variant, is a disease caused bi members o the coronavirus (CoV) faimily.
Coronaviruses cause different coronavirus diseases includin severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS),[4] an coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[5] Some strains o coronaviruses can cause the common caud an aw.[6][7][8][9]