Coronaviruses are common throughout the world. They can infect people and animals. Five different coronaviruses can infect people and make them sick. They usually cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory illness. But, some coronaviruses, like the one that caused SARS in 2003, can cause severe illness...
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About Coronavirus
Information about the virus, how it spreads, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention...
Coronaviruses in Animals
Coronaviruses may infect many different animals and cause them to have respiratory, gastrointestinal, liver, and neurologic diseases. Most of these coronaviruses usually infect only one animal species or, at most, a small number of closely related species. However, some coronaviruses, like the one that caused SARS, can infect people and animals.
Novel Coronavirus
A novel coronavirus was identified as the cause of severe respiratory illness in two people from Saudi Arabia and Qatar in June and September 2012.
This coronavirus is different from any other coronaviruses that have been previously found in people.
- Severe respiratory illness associated with a novel coronavirus — Saudi Arabia and Qatar, 2012. MMWR. October 2012
- Travel Notice: Novel Coronavirus in Saudi Arabia and Qatar
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