The comparative analysis of epidemiological characteristics between COVID-19 and SARS

ABSTRACT

Both COVID-19 and SARS are two serious infectious diseases caused by coronaviruses. The cause of both is still unknown and there are currently no effective treatments. Therefore, it is important to understand the epidemiological and pathological characteristics of COVID-19 and SARS for its prevention and treatment. This article reviewed the literature, combined with the latest research status at home and abroad, to explore the two diseases of COVID-19 and SARS from the etiology, spatial, time and population distributions and pathology. The results show that the two infectious diseases have many of the same clinical characteristics. There are some differences in the disease process, severity, and imaging. COVID-19 have stronger infectivity than SARS, but its mortality is lower than SARS, and the pathological changes of the two are also different. The article also compared the experiences and lessons learned during the SARS epidemic, sorted out the loopholes and deficiencies in disease prevention and control during the COVID-19 epidemic, and made recommendations for the problems at the current stage, so as to provides the certain scientific basis for preventing and treating the two diseases, and their pathogenesis research.