Importance of SARS-CoV-2 Protein Functions Ivan Ho Grade 11 Bayview Glen School May 7,2023

Sars-Cov2 VIRAL PROTEINS FUNCTIONS.pdfAbstract: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). This wide-spreading virus, SARS-CoV-2, is classified as the seventh coronavirus known to humans. It was first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 (Zhou et al., 2020); it rapidly became a pandemic with devastating effects. Since the discovery of the virus in late 2019, the coronavirus crisis was officially announced "pandemic" globally in 2020 by the World Health Organization. Our world and society have been changed everlastingly. It has caused immense distress to our health systems, economies, and clinical care and is still a prominent issue in our society today. In this paper, we will be addressing the viral proteins presented inside SARS-CoV-2, specifically the 16 non-structural proteins and structural protein functions.