There are seven coronaviruses – all of which are named as such because of the crown-like spikes on their surfaces.
The common coronaviruses (which are RNA, or ribonucleic acid, viruses) that commonly infect humans are the alpha viruses 229E and NL63, and the beta viruses OC43 and HKU1.
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