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Coronaviruses

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Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax)
Bacteroides fragilis
Bordetella pertussis (Whooping cough)
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)
Francisella tularensis (Tularemia)
Haemophilus influenzae
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Legionella pneumophila (Legionnaires disease and Pontiac fever)
Moraxella catarrhalis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Tuberculosis)
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Strep)
Aspergillus fumigatus
Coccidioidomycosis and paracoccidioidomycosis
Histoplasmosis
Mucormycosis
Pneumocystis jirovecii (Pneumocystis pneumonia)
Ascaris lumbricoides
Adenovirus
Coronaviruses
Coxsackievirus
Cytomegalovirus
Human parainfluenza viruses
Influenza virus
Respiratory syncytial virus
Rhinovirus

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Coronavirus consists of a family of enveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses known to cause respiratory illness in humans. Symptoms of coronavirus infection include fever, cough, and shortness of breath. These viruses are believed to spread through contact with an infected person's secretions, such as saliva or mucus. It can also be spread through close contact with an infected animal, such as wild animals.

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A 58-year-old woman comes to the emergency department with a fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Her spouse was recently diagnosed with asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2. A quantitative reverse transcription PCR nasal swab is performed and is positive for acute infection. Which cellular receptors does the causative virus most likely bind to, resulting in infection?