Overlapping and discrete aspects of the pathology and pathogenesis of the emerging human pathogenic coronaviruses SARS‐CoV, MERS‐CoV, and 2019‐nCoV
Union Hospital · Huazhong University of Science and Technology · +2 more institutions
Abstract
First reported from Wuhan, The People's Republic of China, on 31 December 2019, the ongoing outbreak of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) causes great global concerns. Based on the advice of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee and the fact that to date 24 other countries also reported cases, the WHO Director-General declared that the outbreak of 2019-nCoV constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020. Together with the other two highly pathogenic coronaviruses, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), 2019-nCov and other yet to be identified coronaviruses pose a global threat…
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- 15.75
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- 100%
- References
- 42
Authors
10- JLJia LiuCorresponding
Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- XZXin Zheng
Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- QTQiaoxia Tong
Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- WLWei Li
Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- BWBaoju Wang
Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Topics & keywords
- Outbreak
- Coronavirus
- Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Public health
- Pandemic
- Virology
- Betacoronavirus