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MERS, SARS and other coronaviruses as causes of pneumonia
Author(s) -
Yin Yudong,
Wunderink Richard G.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/resp.13196
Subject(s) - middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus , medicine , pneumonia , middle east respiratory syndrome , betacoronavirus , outbreak , covid-19 , coronavirus , respiratory tract infections , respiratory tract , epidemiology , virology , respiratory system , coronavirus infections , atypical pneumonia , immunology , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Human coronaviruses (HCoVs) have been considered to be relatively harmless respiratory pathogens in the past. However, after the outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and emergence of the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), HCoVs have received worldwide attention as important pathogens in respiratory tract infection. This review focuses on the epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical characteristics among SARS‐coronaviruses (CoV), MERS‐CoV and other HCoV infections.