SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is the betacoronavirus that causes Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, a contagious respiratory illness responsible for a global outbreak in 2002-2003 that originated in southern China and spread to multiple countries. SARS-CoV is transmitted chiefly through respiratory droplets and close …
SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is the betacoronavirus that causes Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, a contagious respiratory illness responsible for a global outbreak in 2002-2003 that originated in southern China and spread to multiple countries. SARS-CoV is transmitted chiefly through respiratory droplets and close contact, and infection can progress from influenza-like symptoms to severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress, with substantial mortality. The 2002-2003 epidemic was contained through intensive public-health measures, and no widespread natural transmission of the original SARS-CoV has been documented since. The virus belongs to the same genus as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus and SARS-CoV-2, the agent of COVID-19, and the family's capacity for zoonotic emergence and severe respiratory disease has made it a continuing focus of virology and pandemic preparedness. Comparative study of these related coronaviruses addresses their origins, genome and spike-protein evolution, host range, diagnosis, immune responses, and candidate treatments. Research published in this broader coronavirus area reflects these themes, including narrative reviews of the novel coronavirus, molecular evolutionary analyses of SARS-CoV-2 spike-glycoprotein sequences across human and animal coronaviruses, immune-modulatory and other therapeutic approaches, diagnostic RT-PCR assays, cytokine profiling in patients, and discussions of how new coronaviruses arise from longstanding zoonotic reservoirs.
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