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. 2021 Mar 25;8(Suppl 1):010901. doi: 10.1117/1.JMI.8.S1.010901

Table 1.

Infectious diseases caused by coronavirus species.

Virus Disease Incubation period (days) Symptoms Infected people Deaths Fatality rate (%)
SARS-CoV SARS 4.7 (95% CI 4.3 to 5.1) Fever, headache, dry cough, shortness of breath, pneumonia, and gastrointestinal 8437 813 10
MERS-CoV MERS 5.2 (95% CI 5.0 to 6.5) 2442 811 35
SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 4.9 (95% CI 4.4 to 5.5) 7,963,453a 434,388a  
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Data collected on June 15, 2020;5 numbers continuing to rise.