On Mon, 29 Mar 2021 23:00:27 +0200, Aragorn wrote:

> Wrong.  The influenza virus is NOT a coronavirus, and neither is the
> common cold virus.  They are all three different categories of viruses.
>
Fair enough  - I stand corrected.

Nonetheless Wikipedia (yeah, I know, teaat with extreme caution though IME
and in my fields (Chemistry, IT, flight) its generally accurate due to
some peer review. It says:

"Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in
mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract
infections that can range from mild to lethal. Mild illnesses in humans
include some cases of the common cold (which is also caused by other
viruses, predominantly rhinoviruses), while more lethal varieties can
cause SARS, MERS, and COVID-19. In cows and pigs they cause diarrhea,
while in mice they cause hepatitis and encephalomyelitis."

Is that entirely wrong?



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