Human coronavirus (4 types)
This assay detects respiratory Coronaviruses only. This assay does NOT detect if the patient is positive for the novel 2019 Coronavirus out of China.
Please see Coronavirus (COVID-19) SARS-CoV-2 Test
This assay is only available as part of a panel and cannot be ordered individually.
220198 Respiratory Viral Panel 220498 Upper Respiratory Panel
Human coronavirus is a common, enveloped, positive-sense RNA virus, with most people contracting it during their lifetime. Coronaviruses cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illnesses. There are six currently known strains of coronaviruses that infect humans. The most common infection globally is from human coronaviruses 229E, NL63, OC43, and HKU1. The much publicized human coronavirus, SARS-CoV, which causes severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, has a unique pathogenesis because it causes both upper and lower respiratory tract infections and can also cause gastroenteritis. The six human coronaviruses are: alpha coronaviruses 229E and NL63, and beta coronaviruses OC43, HKU1, SARS-CoV (SARS), and MERS-CoV (the coronavirus that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS).