A Comparison of Mortality-related Risk Factors of COVID-19, SARS, and MERS: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel zoonotic pathogen. It is responsible for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) [1]. The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a heavy burden on global health and medical systems [2]. A whole genome scan has shown that SARS-CoV-2 has a 79% similarity to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV), and a 50% similarity to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) [3]. Currently, SARS-CoV-2 is classified as a SARS-associated coronavirus and taxonomically belongs to the subgenus of Sabek virus [3].

Source: Journal of Infection - July 3, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lvliang Lu, Wenyu Zhong, Ziwei Bian, Zhiming Li, Ke Zhang, Boxuan Liang, Yizhou Zhong, Manjiang Hu, Li Lin, Jun Liu, Xi Lin, Yuji Huang, Junying Jiang, Xingfen Yang, Xin Zhang, Zhenlie Huang Source Type: research