After the outbreak of SARS and MERS, the world is now in the grip of another viral disease
named COVID-19 caused by a beta Coronavirus–SARS COV-2 which appears to be the …

At the beginning of the 21st century, a new deadly infectious disease known as severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS) was recognized as a global public health threat …

Coronaviruses were originally discovered as enzootic infections that limited to their natural
animal hosts, but some strains have since crossed the animal-human species barrier and …

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 …

Coronavirus infections are responsible for mild, moderate, and severe infections in birds and
mammals. These were first isolated in humans as causal microorganisms responsible for …

In the 21 st century, we have seen a total of three outbreaks by members of the coronavirus
family. Although the first two outbreaks did not result in a pandemic, the third and the latest …

Coronaviruses are an extensive family of viruses that can cause disease in both animals
and humans. The current classification of coronaviruses recognizes 39 species in 27 …

Since December 2019, the global pandemic caused by the highly infectious novel
coronavirus 2019-nCoV (COVID-19) has been rapidly spreading. As of April 2020, the …

Objectives To provide an overview of the three major deadly coronaviruses and identify
areas for improvement of future preparedness plans, as well as provide a critical …

Coronavirus infections have emerged as epidemic and pandemic threats in last two
decades. After the H1N1 influenza pandemic in 2009, recently diagnosed novel …