Virus
coronaviridae
Subclass of:
Nidovirales
Definitions related to coronaviridae:
  • A family of positive sense ssRNA viruses of zoonotic origin. They are the cause of respiratory, enteric, hepatic, and neurological diseases of varying severity in humans and animals. Bats, birds, and pigs act as major reservoirs of coronaviruses.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A family of RNA viruses; RNA comprises one molecule (+)-sense ssRNA; host range includes man, mouse, pig, dog, cow, and rats; respiratory and fecal/oral transmission; mechanical transmission is also common.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Any viral organism that can be assigned to the family Coronaviridae.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Spherical RNA viruses, in the order NIDOVIRALES, infecting a wide range of animals including humans. Transmission is by fecal-oral and respiratory routes. Mechanical transmission is also common. There are two genera: CORONAVIRUS and TOROVIRUS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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