Radiology Perspective of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Lessons From Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
Melina Hosseiny, Soheil Kooraki, Ali Gholamrezanezhad, Sravanthi Reddy, Lee Myers
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pulmonary illness coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China, more than 79,000 people have contracted the virus worldwide. The virus is rapidly spreading with human-to-human transmission despite imposed precautions. Because similar pulmonary syndromes have been reported from other strains of the coronavirus family, our aim is to review the lessons from imaging studies obtained during severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreaks.
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MedicineMiddle East respiratory syndromeOutbreakMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronavirusCoronavirusRespiratory systemCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Respiratory diseaseBetacoronavirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Severe acute respiratory syndromeVirologyDiseaseIntensive care medicineLungInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 diagnosis using AICOVID-19 and healthcare impacts