The history and epidemiology of Middle East respiratory syndrome corona virus

Corona viruses cause common cold, and infections caused by corona viruses are generally self-resolving. During the last 4 years, corona viruses have become the most important viruses worldwide because of the occurrence of several recent deaths caused by corona viruses in Saudi Arabia. Spread of the...

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Published in:Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 20 - 6
Main Authors: Al-Osail, Aisha M., Al-Wazzah, Marwan J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London BioMed Central 07.08.2017
BioMed Central Ltd
PAGEPress Publications
Mattioli 1885
Subjects:
Bat
Bias
Camel
Corona virus
Critical Care Medicine
Epidemiology
Glycoproteins
Infections
Intensive
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle East respiratory syndrome corona virus
Pneumology/Respiratory System
Respiratory diseases
Review
Saudi Arabia
Studies
Thoracic Surgery
Viruses
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Oman
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Corona virus
Middle East respiratory syndrome corona virus
Camel
Bat
ISSN:2049-6958, 1828-695X, 2049-6958
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Summary:Corona viruses cause common cold, and infections caused by corona viruses are generally self-resolving. During the last 4 years, corona viruses have become the most important viruses worldwide because of the occurrence of several recent deaths caused by corona viruses in Saudi Arabia. Spread of the infection occurred worldwide; however, most cases of mortality have occurred in the Middle East. Owing to the predominance of outbreaks in the Middle Eastern countries, the virus was renamed a Middle East respiratory syndrome corona virus (MERS-CoV) by the Corona virus Study Group. The Center for Diseases Control and Prevention and World Health Organization maintain a website that is updated frequently with new cases of MERS-CoV infection. In this review, we describe the history and epidemiology of this novel virus. Studies of the genetics and molecular mechanisms of this virus are expected to facilitate the development of vaccines in the future.
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ISSN:2049-6958
1828-695X
2049-6958
DOI:10.1186/s40248-017-0101-8