Comparative Review of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and Influenza A Respiratory Viruses

The 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has caused a global health emergency. The outbreak of this virus has raised a number of questions: What is SARS-CoV-2? How transmissible is SARS-CoV-2? How severely affected are patients infected with SARS-CoV-2? What are the risk factors for viral infection? What are the differences between this novel coronavirus and other coronaviruses? To answer these questions, we performed a comparative study of four pathogenic viruses that primarily attack the respiratory system and may cause death, namely, SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV), and influenza A viruses (H1N1 and H3N2 strains). This comparative study provides a critical evaluation of the origin, genomic features, transmission, and pathogenicity of these viruses. Because the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 is ongoing, this evaluation may inform public health administrators and medical experts to aid in curbing the pandemic's progression..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in Immunology - 11(2020)

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zeinab Abdelrahman [VerfasserIn]
Zeinab Abdelrahman [VerfasserIn]
Mengyuan Li [VerfasserIn]
Mengyuan Li [VerfasserIn]
Xiaosheng Wang [VerfasserIn]
Xiaosheng Wang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Immunologic diseases. Allergy
Influenza A virus
MERS-CoV
SARS-CoV
SARS-CoV-2

doi:

10.3389/fimmu.2020.552909

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ07521203X