B.1.1.28

Translingual

Alternative forms

• B-1-1-28

Etymology

From being a mutation of the variant B.1.1.

Proper noun

B.1.1.28

1. (virology) A variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; that became the predominant variation in Brazil in 2020, starting from the summer.
   • 2023, Laiali Alquraan, Karem H. Alzoubi, Suzie Y. Rababa'h, “Mutations of SARS-CoV-2 and their impact on disease diagnosis and severity”, in Informatics in medicine unlocked, →DOI:

     Numerous variations of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), including D614G, B.1.1.7 (United Kingdom), B.1.1.28 (Brazil P1, P2), CAL.20C (Southern California), B.1.351 (South Africa), B.1.617 (B.1.617.1 Kappa & Delta B.1.617.2) and B.1.1.529, have been reported worldwide.

Hypernyms

virus

• Coronavirus
• CoV
• SARS-CoV-2
• SARSr-CoV
• Virus

 

Coordinate terms

(virus): (viral components)

• N501Y (mutant N501)
• E484K (mutant E484)
• K417T (mutant K417)
• Y501
• K484
• T417

Derived terms

virus

• B.1.1.28.1 (Manaus variant)
• B.1.1.28.2 (Rio de Janeiro variant)

 

Related terms

virus

• B.1.1.248 (Brazilian precursor to B.1.1.28.1 and B.1.1.28.2)
• B.1.1.28.1 ("Brazilian" variant)
• B.1.1.7 ("Kent" variant)
• B.1.351 ("South African" variant)
• B.1.617 (India variant)

 

Descendants

• English: lineage B.1.1.28
• English: B.1.1.28 lineage

Translations

Translations

• English: lineage B.1.1.28, B.1.1.28 lineage