Respiratory illness virus infections with special emphasis on COVID-19
Abstract Viruses that emerge pose challenges for treatment options as their uniqueness would not know completely. Hence, many viruses are causing high morbidity and mortality for a long time. Despite large diversity, viruses share common characteristics for infection. At least 12 different respirato...
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| author | Lekha Gandhi Deepti Maisnam Deepika Rathore Preeti Chauhan Anvesh Bonagiri Musturi Venkataramana |
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| description | Abstract Viruses that emerge pose challenges for treatment options as their uniqueness would not know completely. Hence, many viruses are causing high morbidity and mortality for a long time. Despite large diversity, viruses share common characteristics for infection. At least 12 different respiratory-borne viruses are reported belonging to various virus taxonomic families. Many of these viruses multiply and cause damage to the upper and lower respiratory tracts. The description of these viruses in comparison with each other concerning their epidemiology, molecular characteristics, disease manifestations, diagnosis and treatment is lacking. Such information helps diagnose, differentiate, and formulate the control measures faster. The leading cause of acute illness worldwide is acute respiratory infections (ARIs) and are responsible for nearly 4 million deaths every year, mostly in young children and infants. Lower respiratory tract infections are the fourth most common cause of death globally, after non-infectious chronic conditions. This review aims to present the characteristics of different viruses causing respiratory infections, highlighting the uniqueness of SARS-CoV-2. We expect this review to help understand the similarities and differences among the closely related viruses causing respiratory infections and formulate specific preventive or control measures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c01117adc94e491ea4dfc96a2508f6e22022-12-22T02:30:57ZengBMCEuropean Journal of Medical Research2047-783X2022-11-0127112110.1186/s40001-022-00874-xRespiratory illness virus infections with special emphasis on COVID-19Lekha Gandhi0Deepti Maisnam1Deepika Rathore2Preeti Chauhan3Anvesh Bonagiri4Musturi Venkataramana5Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of HyderabadDepartment of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of HyderabadDepartment of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of HyderabadDepartment of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of HyderabadDepartment of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of HyderabadDepartment of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, University of HyderabadAbstract Viruses that emerge pose challenges for treatment options as their uniqueness would not know completely. Hence, many viruses are causing high morbidity and mortality for a long time. Despite large diversity, viruses share common characteristics for infection. At least 12 different respiratory-borne viruses are reported belonging to various virus taxonomic families. Many of these viruses multiply and cause damage to the upper and lower respiratory tracts. The description of these viruses in comparison with each other concerning their epidemiology, molecular characteristics, disease manifestations, diagnosis and treatment is lacking. Such information helps diagnose, differentiate, and formulate the control measures faster. The leading cause of acute illness worldwide is acute respiratory infections (ARIs) and are responsible for nearly 4 million deaths every year, mostly in young children and infants. Lower respiratory tract infections are the fourth most common cause of death globally, after non-infectious chronic conditions. This review aims to present the characteristics of different viruses causing respiratory infections, highlighting the uniqueness of SARS-CoV-2. We expect this review to help understand the similarities and differences among the closely related viruses causing respiratory infections and formulate specific preventive or control measures.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-022-00874-xCOVID-19Respiratory virus infectionsInfluenza virusesSARSMERS |
| spellingShingle | Lekha Gandhi Deepti Maisnam Deepika Rathore Preeti Chauhan Anvesh Bonagiri Musturi Venkataramana Respiratory illness virus infections with special emphasis on COVID-19 European Journal of Medical Research COVID-19 Respiratory virus infections Influenza viruses SARS MERS |
| title | Respiratory illness virus infections with special emphasis on COVID-19 |
| title_full | Respiratory illness virus infections with special emphasis on COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Respiratory illness virus infections with special emphasis on COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Respiratory illness virus infections with special emphasis on COVID-19 |
| title_short | Respiratory illness virus infections with special emphasis on COVID-19 |
| title_sort | respiratory illness virus infections with special emphasis on covid 19 |
| topic | COVID-19 Respiratory virus infections Influenza viruses SARS MERS |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-022-00874-x |
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