TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - SARS and MERS A1 - Jomi, Jerry A1 - Ballachanda, Taaran A2 - Go, Ronaldo C. PY - 2022 T2 - Understanding Crisis in Critical Care AB - Coronaviruses are associated with the common cold as well as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-1) and Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). These viruses belong to the family Coronaviridae which falls under the Nidovirales order. The coronaviruses are positive strand RNA viruses that range from 80–120 nm in diameter. The RNA genome forms a helical capsid with an N protein and has at least 3–4 surface proteins, which give it its crown or “corona”-like appearance under electron microscopy, from which it derives its name.1 SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184388104 ER -