Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
TextSentencer_T1 |
0-50 |
Sentence |
denotes |
COVID-19, SARS and MERS: are they closely related? |
TextSentencer_T2 |
51-62 |
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denotes |
BACKGROUND: |
TextSentencer_T3 |
63-237 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is a new human coronavirus which is spreading with epidemic features in China and other Asian countries with cases reported worldwide. |
TextSentencer_T4 |
238-400 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is associated with a respiratory illness that may cause severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). |
TextSentencer_T5 |
401-646 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Although related to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), COVID-19 shows some peculiar pathogenetic, epidemiological and clinical features which have not been completely understood to date. |
TextSentencer_T6 |
647-658 |
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denotes |
OBJECTIVES: |
TextSentencer_T7 |
659-791 |
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denotes |
We provide a review of the differences in terms of pathogenesis, epidemiology and clinical features between COVID-19, SARS and MERS. |
TextSentencer_T8 |
792-800 |
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denotes |
SOURCES: |
TextSentencer_T9 |
801-990 |
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denotes |
The most recent literature in English language regarding COVID-19 has been reviewed and extracted data have been compared with the current scientific evidence about SARS and MERS epidemics. |
TextSentencer_T10 |
991-1082 |
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denotes |
CONTENT: COVID-19 seems not to be very different from SARS regarding its clinical features. |
TextSentencer_T11 |
1083-1180 |
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denotes |
However, it has a fatality rate of 2.3%, lower than SARS (9.5%) and much lower than MERS (34.4%). |
TextSentencer_T12 |
1181-1323 |
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denotes |
It cannot be excluded that because of the COVID-19 less severe clinical picture it can spread in the community more easily than MERS and SARS. |
TextSentencer_T13 |
1324-1409 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The actual basic reproductive number (R0) of COVID-19 (2-2.5) is still controversial. |
TextSentencer_T14 |
1410-1498 |
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denotes |
It is probably slightly higher than the R0 of SARS (1.7-1.9) and higher than MERS (<1),. |
TextSentencer_T15 |
1499-1669 |
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denotes |
The gastrointestinal route of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, which has been also assumed for SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, cannot be ruled out and needs to be further investigated. |
TextSentencer_T16 |
1670-1683 |
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denotes |
IMPLICATIONS: |
TextSentencer_T17 |
1684-1812 |
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denotes |
There is still much more to know about COVID-19, especially as concerns mortality and capacity of spreading on a pandemic level. |
TextSentencer_T18 |
1813-1958 |
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denotes |
Nonetheless, all of the lessons we learned in the past from SARS and MERS epidemics are the best cultural weapons to face this new global threat. |