NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Content: COVID-19 seems not to be very different from SARS regarding its clinical features. However, it has a fatality rate of 2.3%, lower than that of SARS (9.5%) and much lower than that of MERS (34.4%).

Detailed explanation-2: -MERS-CoV is a particular strain of coronavirus which was formerly referred to as novel coronavirus (nCoV). MERS-CoV is a zoonotic virus, which means it is a virus that is transmitted between animals and people.

Detailed explanation-3: -CoV are found globally in humans and many different animal species. They are classified in the Orthocoronaviridae subfamily (order: Nidovirales, subordination: Cornidovirineae, family: Coronaviridae).

Detailed explanation-4: -MERS is caused by a virus in the coronavirus family, and the syndrome is also called MERS-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). MERS is passed primarily to people from infected camels. It can sometimes spread between people who are in close, unprotected contact. Most cases have been found in Saudi Arabia, where the virus originated.