Coronavirus

Coronavirus (CoV) refers to ''a large family of viruses that cause diseases, ranging from the common cold to serious diseases such as MERS-CoV (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) and SARS-CoV (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). Coronaviruses are zoonotic, which means that they are transmitted between animals and humans''.

Studies

 * PubMed.gov, Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents, by Kampf G, Todt D, Pfaender S, Steinmann E, in The Journal of public infection, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.01.022
 * CDC.gov, How is pandemic flu different from seasonal flu?