Real Time RT-PCR kit to detect nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2 in human respiratory samples. The test is a qualitative assay to aid in the diagnosis of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 48 tests. Lyophilized.
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are large enveloped positive-sense RNA viruses. SARS-CoV-2 (Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that are common in many different species of animals, rarely, animal coronaviruses can infect people and spread such as with MERS, SARS, and SARS-CoV-2. This new virus shares 80% sequence identity to previously isolated human SARS-CoV and it is >96% identical to a SARS-related bat coronavirus. The disease produced by SARS-CoV-2 is called Covid-19—CoronaVirus Disease, 2019 and it is associated with lower respiratory tract infections, symptoms reported for patients with SARS-CoV-2 include mild to severe respiratory illness with fever, cough, and difficulty breathing.
