COVID-19, SARS and MERS: are they closely related?

Petrosillo, Nicola; Viceconte, Giulio; Ergönül, Önder; Ippolito, Giuseppe; Petersen, Eskild

doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2020.03.026

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COVID-19, SARS and MERS: are they closely related?

Published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection • Mar 28, 2020

Authors:

Nicola Petrosillo

Giulio Viceconte

Önder Ergönül

Abstract

Background The 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is a new human coronavirus which is spreading with epidemic features in China and other Asian countries; cases have also been reported worldwide. This novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is associated with a respiratory illness that may lead to sev...

Subject

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

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