SARS-CoV-2

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, SARS-CoV-2 has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Sep 2025 on MedCram - Medical Lectures Explained CLEARLY. Podcasts mention SARS-CoV-2 in discussions about disease modeling and drug discovery, as seen in the Broad Institute episode where it serves as a case study for phenotypic screening. Additionally, the MedCram episode frames the virus's mechanism of infection, focusing on strategies to block its entry into cells.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) is a coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the respiratory illness responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic that began in late 2019. SARS‑CoV‑2 is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus that is contagious in humans. First identified in the city of Wuhan, Hubei, China, the World Health Organization designated the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern from January 30, 2020, to May 5, 2023.