Epidemiology and pathobiology of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in comparison with SARS, MERS: An updated overview of current knowledge and future perspectives

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative etiology of ‘Corona Virus Disease-2019’ (COVID-19); formerly referred as ‘novel-Coronavirus-2019’. It was originated in Wuhan city, Hubei province, China in early December 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared...

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Main Authors: Balasubramanian Ganesh, Thangarasu Rajakumar, Mathiyazhakan Malathi, Natesan Manikandan, Jaganathasamy Nagaraj, Aridoss Santhakumar, Arumugam Elangovan, Yashpal Singh Malik
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Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
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spelling doaj-70c2eb7b813e49cfae9245a2c661214a2021-10-03T04:40:31ZengElsevierClinical Epidemiology and Global Health2213-39842021-04-0110100694Epidemiology and pathobiology of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in comparison with SARS, MERS: An updated overview of current knowledge and future perspectivesBalasubramanian Ganesh0Thangarasu Rajakumar1Mathiyazhakan Malathi2Natesan Manikandan3Jaganathasamy Nagaraj4Aridoss Santhakumar5Arumugam Elangovan6Yashpal Singh Malik7ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE), R-127, Second Main Road, TNHB, Ayapakkam, Chennai, 600 077, Tamil Nadu, India; Corresponding author. Laboratory Division, ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE), Indian Council of Medical Research, Department of Health Research (DHR), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, R-127, 2nd Main Road, TNHB Layout, Ayapakkam, Chennai, 600 077, Tamil Nadu, India.ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE), R-127, Second Main Road, TNHB, Ayapakkam, Chennai, 600 077, Tamil Nadu, IndiaICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE), R-127, Second Main Road, TNHB, Ayapakkam, Chennai, 600 077, Tamil Nadu, IndiaICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE), R-127, Second Main Road, TNHB, Ayapakkam, Chennai, 600 077, Tamil Nadu, IndiaICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE), R-127, Second Main Road, TNHB, Ayapakkam, Chennai, 600 077, Tamil Nadu, IndiaICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE), R-127, Second Main Road, TNHB, Ayapakkam, Chennai, 600 077, Tamil Nadu, IndiaICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE), R-127, Second Main Road, TNHB, Ayapakkam, Chennai, 600 077, Tamil Nadu, IndiaIndian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar, 243 122, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative etiology of ‘Corona Virus Disease-2019’ (COVID-19); formerly referred as ‘novel-Coronavirus-2019’. It was originated in Wuhan city, Hubei province, China in early December 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared it as ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’ due to their rapid transmission and causing public and health-care-related casualties worldwide. This review provides an updated overview of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2), in comparison with the etiologies of the same group viz. SARS and MERS and also its future perspectives for planning appropriate strategies for prevention, control and treatment modalities to avert similar catastrophe in near future.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398420302645COVID-19SARS-CoV-2SARS-CoVMERS-CoVEpidemiologyPathobiology
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author Balasubramanian Ganesh
Thangarasu Rajakumar
Mathiyazhakan Malathi
Natesan Manikandan
Jaganathasamy Nagaraj
Aridoss Santhakumar
Arumugam Elangovan
Yashpal Singh Malik
spellingShingle Balasubramanian Ganesh
Thangarasu Rajakumar
Mathiyazhakan Malathi
Natesan Manikandan
Jaganathasamy Nagaraj
Aridoss Santhakumar
Arumugam Elangovan
Yashpal Singh Malik
Epidemiology and pathobiology of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in comparison with SARS, MERS: An updated overview of current knowledge and future perspectives
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV
MERS-CoV
Epidemiology
Pathobiology
author_facet Balasubramanian Ganesh
Thangarasu Rajakumar
Mathiyazhakan Malathi
Natesan Manikandan
Jaganathasamy Nagaraj
Aridoss Santhakumar
Arumugam Elangovan
Yashpal Singh Malik
author_sort Balasubramanian Ganesh
title Epidemiology and pathobiology of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in comparison with SARS, MERS: An updated overview of current knowledge and future perspectives
title_short Epidemiology and pathobiology of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in comparison with SARS, MERS: An updated overview of current knowledge and future perspectives
title_full Epidemiology and pathobiology of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in comparison with SARS, MERS: An updated overview of current knowledge and future perspectives
title_fullStr Epidemiology and pathobiology of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in comparison with SARS, MERS: An updated overview of current knowledge and future perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiology and pathobiology of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in comparison with SARS, MERS: An updated overview of current knowledge and future perspectives
title_sort epidemiology and pathobiology of sars-cov-2 (covid-19) in comparison with sars, mers: an updated overview of current knowledge and future perspectives
publisher Elsevier
series Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
issn 2213-3984
publishDate 2021-04-01
description Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative etiology of ‘Corona Virus Disease-2019’ (COVID-19); formerly referred as ‘novel-Coronavirus-2019’. It was originated in Wuhan city, Hubei province, China in early December 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared it as ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’ due to their rapid transmission and causing public and health-care-related casualties worldwide. This review provides an updated overview of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2), in comparison with the etiologies of the same group viz. SARS and MERS and also its future perspectives for planning appropriate strategies for prevention, control and treatment modalities to avert similar catastrophe in near future.
topic COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV
MERS-CoV
Epidemiology
Pathobiology
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398420302645
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