SARS-CoV-2: fear versus data.
Int J Antimicrob Agents
; 55(5): 105947, 2020 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-13738
ABSTRACT
SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus from China, is spreading around the world, causing a huge reaction despite its current low incidence outside China and the Far East. Four common coronaviruses are in current circulation and cause millions of cases worldwide. This article compares the incidence and mortality rates of these four common coronaviruses with those of SARS-CoV-2 in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. It is concluded that the problem of SARS-CoV-2 is probably being overestimated, as 2.6 million people die of respiratory infections each year compared with less than 4000 deaths for SARS-CoV-2 at the time of writing.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Antimicrob Agents
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.ijantimicag.2020.105947
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