The origin and underlying driving forces of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak
Journal
Journal of biomedical science
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
1
Date Issued
2020-06-07
Author(s)
Chaw, Shu-Miaw
Tai, Jui-Hung
Chen, Shi-Lun
Hsieh, Chia-Hung
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 began spreading in December 2019 and has since become a pandemic that has impacted many aspects of human society. Several issues concerning the origin, time of introduction to humans, evolutionary patterns, and underlying force driving the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak remain unclear.
Subjects
Coronavirus; Mutational bias; Population genetics; Positive selection
SDGs
Other Subjects
orf3 protein; orf8 protein; unclassified drug; viral protein; virus spike protein; Article; China; Coronavirinae; evolutionary adaptation; gene mutation; genetic variability; genetic variation; haplotype; human; introgression; isolation; nonhuman; pandemic; Pholidota (animal); population size; priority journal; quarantine; receptor binding; sequence homology; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; virus genome; virus infectivity; Betacoronavirus; coronavirus disease 2019; Coronavirus infection; epidemic; genetics; pandemic; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; virology; virus genome; virus pneumonia; Betacoronavirus; China; Coronavirus Infections; Disease Outbreaks; Genetic Variation; Genome, Viral; Humans; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral
Type
journal article