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Human to animal transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in households is common – News-Medical.Net

Coronaviruses are seen in multiple mammalian species. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic,…

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Coronaviruses are seen in multiple mammalian species. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic, is said to have passed to humans from a mammalian source and to have originated from an animal reservoir as a zoonotic pathogen.
Although the virus is spreading from person to person currently, the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor that facilitates the entry of SARS-CoV-2 is present in many species. There are several reports…

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