A comparative study between the severe acute respiratory syndrome–Coronavirus-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, and the middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus

Abstract

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is of public health emergency of international concern. Within the last two decades, the prevalence of the epidemics by the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and by the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus has also been observed. Therefore, regarding these three coronaviruses, certain critical issues have been focused in the current review concerning their evolution and transmission, genomic influence on the corresponding virulence, immunopathogenesis, and the preventive measures including the vaccination strategies and the antiviral therapies.

Keywords

• covid-19 pandemic
• middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus
• public health
• sars-cov
• severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2