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COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 MeSH Terms—2021

COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 MeSH Terms—2021. NLM Tech Bull. 2020 Nov-Dec;(437):e3b.

2020 December 04 [posted]

Return to MEDLINE Data Changes—2021 article

New MeSH Headings Related to COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2

MeSH Heading Status and Other Notes
Coronavirus 3C Proteases was an SCR; promoted to a new MeSH heading.
Coronavirus Envelope Proteins new MeSH heading
Coronavirus M Proteins was an SCR; promoted to a new MeSH heading.
Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Proteins was an SCR; promoted to a new MeSH heading.
Coronavirus Papain-Like Proteases was an SCR; promoted to a new MeSH heading.
Coronavirus Protease Inhibitors new MeSH heading
Coronavirus RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase was an SCR; promoted to a new MeSH heading.
COVID-19 was an SCR; promoted to a new MeSH heading.
COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing was an entry term to COVID-19 diagnostic testing.
COVID-19 Serological Testing was an entry term to COVID-19 diagnostic testing.
COVID-19 Testing was an SCR (COVID-19 diagnostic testing);
promoted to a new MeSH heading.
COVID-19 Vaccines was an SCR; promoted to a new MeSH heading.
Receptors, Coronavirus was an SCR; promoted to a new MeSH heading.
SARS-CoV-2 was an SCR; promoted to a new MeSH heading.
Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus was an SCR; promoted to a new MeSH heading.

Other New MeSH Headings of Interest to Searchers for COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2

MeSH Heading Status and Other Notes
3C Viral Proteases new MeSH heading
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 was an SCR; promoted to a new MeSH heading.
Angiotensin Receptors is an existing MeSH heading.
Anosmia new MeSH heading
Chain of Infection new MeSH heading
Disease Hotspot new MeSH Heading
Disease Reservoir is an existing MeSH heading.
Host Adaptation new MeSH heading
Latent Infection new MeSH Heading
Do not confuse with Reinfection or Recurrence.
N95 Respirators new MeSH heading
Pangolins new MeSH heading
Physical Distancing new MeSH Heading
Social Distancing is an entry term.
Do not confuse with Psychological Distance.
Positive-Strand RNA Viruses new MeSH Heading
SARS-CoV-2 is a Positive-Strand RNA Virus.
Prolyl Oligopeptidases new MeSH heading
Reinfection new MeSH Heading
Do not confuse with Latent Infection or Recurrence.
Return to School new MeSH heading
Return to Work and Return to Sport are existing MeSH headings.
Teleworking new MeSH heading
Viral Envelope new MeSH heading
Viral Genome Packaging new MeSH heading
Viral Packaging Sequence new MeSH heading
Viral Papain-like Proteases new MeSH heading
Viral Replicase Complex Proteins new MeSH heading
Viral Replication Compartments new MeSH heading
Viral Transcription new MeSH heading
Viral Zoonosis new MeSH heading

Please refer to the complete list of new 2021 MeSH headings (PDF format) for other terms that might be relevant to COVID-19 and SARS-Cov-2.

Supplementary Concept Records (SCRs) Related to COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2

SCR Heading Mapped To
2019-novel coronavirus real-time reverse transcriptase diagnostic panel COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
3C-like proteinase, SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus 3C Proteases
Ad5-nCoV vaccine COVID-19 Vaccines
BNT162 vaccine COVID-19 Vaccines
ChAdOx1 COVID-19 vaccine COVID-19 Vaccines
Covid-19 aAPC vaccine COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID-19 drug treatment Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy
COVID-19 post-intensive care syndrome COVID-19 / complications
COVID-19 serotherapy Immunization, Passive
Coronavirus Infections / therapy
COVID-19 stress syndrome COVID-19 / complications
envelope protein, SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Envelope Proteins
GS-441524 (is a metabolite of remdesivir) Furans
Pyrroles
Triazines
INO-4800 vaccine COVID-19 Vaccines
LAMP assay Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
lentiviral minigene vaccine of COVID-19 coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccines
membrane protein, SARS-CoV-2 Viral Matrix Proteins
M protein, Human coronavirus OC43 Coronavirus M Proteins
mRNA-1273 vaccine COVID-19 Vaccines
NSP1 protein, SARS-CoV-2 Viral Nonstructural Proteins
nsp2 protein, SARS-CoV-2 Viral Nonstructural Proteins
NSP3 protein, SARS-CoV-2 is an entry term to
papain-like protease, SARS-CoV-2
NSP4 protein, SARS-CoV-2 Viral Nonstructural Proteins
NSP5A protein, SARS-CoV-2 is an entry term to
3C-like proteinase, SARS-CoV-2
NSP6 protein, SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Proteins
NSP7 protein, SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase
NSP8 protein, SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase
NSP9 protein, SARS-CoV-2 RNA-Binding Proteins
Viral Nonstructural Proteins
NSP10 protein, SARS-CoV-2 Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins
NSP12 protein, SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase
nucleocapsid phosphoprotein, SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Proteins
Phosphoproteins
ORF1ab polyprotein, SARS-CoV-2 Polyproteins
Viral Proteins
ORF3a protein, SARS-CoV-2 Viroporin Proteins
ORF6 protein, SARS-CoV-2 Viral Proteins
ORF7a protein, SARS-CoV-2 Viral Proteins
ORF7b protein, SARS-CoV-2 Viral Proteins
ORF8 protein, SARS-CoV-2 Viral Proteins
papain-like protease, SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Papain-Like Proteases
pediatric multisystem inflammatory disease, COVID-19 related COVID-19
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
PittCoVacc COVID-19 Vaccines
post-acute COVID-19 syndrome COVID-19 / complications
PREPL protein, human Prolyl Oligopeptidases
remdesivir Adenosine Monophosphate / *analogs & derivatives
Alanine / *analogs & derivatives
remdesivir triphosphate Adenosine Triphosphate / *analogs & derivatives
SARS-CoV-2 inactivated vaccines COVID-19 Vaccines
Vaccines, Inactivated
spike protein, SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus

Additional SCRs will be created as needed throughout 2021. Please continue to check the MeSH Browser for new SCRs.

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