Coronavirus infection outbreak: comparison with other viral infection outbreak

This chapter provides a comparison of the current novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with past pandemics: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and pandemic influenza viruses in terms of transmissibility, hospitalization, and mortality rates. © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.