Comparison between 3 Corona viruses

SARS-CoV2 SARS-CoV-1 MERS-CoV

Outbreak date December 2019 November 2002 September 2012

Confirmed cases 275,017,621 8,096 (31 July 2003) 2,578 (October

2021)

Total death 5,370,460 774 (31 July 2003) 888 (October 2021)

CRF 2% 9.6% 34.4%

Countries, areas 213 (19 May 2020) 29 (31 July 2003) 27 (31 January
or territories with 2020)
cases

Incubation 5.0 (2–14) 6.4 (2–10) 7 (2–14)

period, days
(range)

Major routes of Respiratory aspirates, Respiratory Unprotected contact

transmission droplets, contacts and aspirates, droplets with infected
feces and contacts (World dromedary camels
Health, 2003) or infected people

Age, years (range) 56 (22–92) (in Wuhan, 39.9 (1–91) 50.21 (2–109)
China)
 Comparison between 3 Corona viruses

SARS-CoV2 SARS-CoV-1 MERS-CoV

Proportion of 3.8% 23.1% 19.1%

health workers

Male: female 1.06:1 1: 1.25 1:2.52 (Ahmadzadeh

ratio et al., 2020)

Risk areas Europe, Americas China Saudi Arabia

Risk factors Male, older ages Cw*0801 HLA Age >30 years old,
Saudi nationality,
comorbidities, the
interval time of
onset sign and the
admission to the
hospital >14 days

Reproduction 2. 5 (1.8-3.6) 2- 3 0.9

number
Omicron : 3--7