SARS-CoV
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Introduction
Epidemiology
- novel coronavirus identified in a man from Qatar who developed acute respiratory syndrome & renal failure[3]
- virus does not appear to be very contagious[4]
- Chinese horseshoe bat may be reservoir[6]
Pathology
- receptor for SARS coronavirus is ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme-2)
- CD13 serves as receptor for HCoV-229E spike glycoprotein in human coronavirus 229E (HCoV-229E) infection
Clinical manifestations
- nasal symptoms[2]
- acute respiratory syndrome
- renal failure
Laboratory
More general terms
More specific terms
References
- ↑ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed. Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 1066
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geriatric Review Syllabus, 7th edition Parada JT et al (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 WHO: Global Alert and Response (GAR) Sept 23, 2012 Novel coronavirus infection in the United Kingdom http://www.who.int/csr/don/2012_09_23/en/index.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 WHO: Global Alert and Response (GAR) Sept 28, 2012 Novel coronavirus infection - update http://www.who.int/csr/don/2012_09_28/en/index.html
- ↑ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Update: Severe Respiratory Illness Associated with a Novel Coronavirus - Worldwide, 2012-2013 MMWR. Early Release. March 7, 2013 / 62(Early Release);1-2 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm62e0307a1.htm
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ge XY et al. Isolation and characterization of a bat SARS-like coronavirus that uses the ACE2 receptor. Nature 2013 Oct 30 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24172901
- ↑ WHO: Global Alert and Response (GAR) Coronavirus infections http://www.who.int/csr/disease/coronavirus_infections/en/index.html
- ↑ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Coronavirus. Update, Case Definitions, and Guidance. http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/ncv/case-def.html