RT Book, Section
A1 Jomi, Jerry
A1 Ballachanda, Taaran
A2 Go, Ronaldo C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184388104
T1 SARS and MERS
T2 Understanding Crisis in Critical Care
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264258710
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184388104
RD 2024/04/19
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