Like its counterpart, SARS-CoV, which caused thousands of SARS cases in 2003, SARS-CoV-2 could be transmitted by bats and causes similar symptoms through a similar mechanism.
Sawa na virusi vinavyofanana navyo, SARS-CoV, vilivyosababisha SARS miongoni mwa maelefu ya watu mwaka 2003, SARS-CoV-2 vinaweza pia kusambazwa kutoka kwa popo na kusababisha dalili sawa kupitia njia sawa.