A comparative overview of COVID-19, MERS and SARS: Review article.
Int J Surg
; 81: 1-8, 2020 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-670916
ABSTRACT
Following the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), a third, highly pathogenic coronavirus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) appearing at end of 2019 led to a pandemic, increased panic and attracted global attention. This review analyzes the epidemiology, etiology, clinical characteristics, treatment and sequelae of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to help provide direction for further studies that can help understand COVID-19.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Surg
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.ijsu.2020.07.032
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