Table 1.

Characteristics of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and SARS-CoV-2.

Coronavirus	Host Cell Target Receptor [3]	Clinical Symptoms	Death Rate (%) [3]
SARS-CoV	Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)	Fever, Tiredness, Chills, Muscle aches, Dry cough, Difficulty breathing, Headaches, Sore throat, Diarrhea [4]	9.5
MERS-CoV	Dipeptidyl peptidase 4	Fever, Cough, Shortness of breath [5]	34.4
SARS-CoV-2	ACE2	Fever, Dry cough, Chills, Difficulty breathing, Tiredness, Body aches, Headaches, Loss of taste or smell, Sore throat, Diarrhea [6,7]	2.3