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From SARS and MERS to COVID-19: a brief summary and comparison of severe acute respiratory infections caused by three highly pathogenic human coronaviruses.
Zhu, Zhixing; Lian, Xihua; Su, Xiaoshan; Wu, Weijing; Marraro, Giuseppe A; Zeng, Yiming.
  • Zhu Z; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Respirology Medicine Centre of Fujian Province, 34 Zhongshanbei Road, Licheng District, Quanzhou, China.
  • Lian X; Department of Ultrasound Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, 34 Zhongshanbei Road, Licheng District, Quanzhou, China.
  • Su X; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Respirology Medicine Centre of Fujian Province, 34 Zhongshanbei Road, Licheng District, Quanzhou, China.
  • Wu W; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Respirology Medicine Centre of Fujian Province, 34 Zhongshanbei Road, Licheng District, Quanzhou, China.
  • Marraro GA; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Respirology Medicine Centre of Fujian Province, 34 Zhongshanbei Road, Licheng District, Quanzhou, China. gmarraro@picu.it.
  • Zeng Y; Healthcare Accountability Lab, University of Milan, Via Festa Del Perdono, Milan, Italy. gmarraro@picu.it.
Respir Res ; 21(1): 224, 2020 Aug 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-733042
ABSTRACT
Within two decades, there have emerged three highly pathogenic and deadly human coronaviruses, namely SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. The economic burden and health threats caused by these coronaviruses are extremely dreadful and getting more serious as the increasing number of global infections and attributed deaths of SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV. Unfortunately, specific medical countermeasures for these hCoVs remain absent. Moreover, the fast spread of misinformation about the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic uniquely places the virus alongside an annoying infodemic and causes unnecessary worldwide panic. SARS-CoV-2 shares many similarities with SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, certainly, obvious differences exist as well. Lessons learnt from SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, timely updated information of SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV, and summarized specific knowledge of these hCoVs are extremely invaluable for effectively and efficiently contain the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV. By gaining a deeper understanding of hCoVs and the illnesses caused by them, we can bridge knowledge gaps, provide cultural weapons for fighting and controling the spread of MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, and prepare effective and robust defense lines against hCoVs that may emerge or reemerge in the future. To this end, the state-of-the-art knowledge and comparing the biological features of these lethal hCoVs and the clinical characteristics of illnesses caused by them are systematically summarized in the review.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Pandemics / Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Reviews Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Respir Res Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12931-020-01479-w

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Pandemics / Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Reviews Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Respir Res Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S12931-020-01479-w