Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T258 |
0-48 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Coronaviruses in Humans—SARS, MERS, and COVID-19 |
T259 |
49-255 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Coronavirus infection in humans is commonly associated with mild to severe respiratory diseases, with high fever, severe inflammation, cough, and internal organ dysfunction that can even lead to death (92). |
T260 |
256-325 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Most of the identified coronaviruses cause the common cold in humans. |
T261 |
326-440 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, this changed when SARS-CoV was identified, paving the way for severe forms of the disease in humans (22). |
T262 |
441-664 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Our previous experience with the outbreaks of other coronaviruses, like SARS and MERS, suggests that the mode of transmission in COVID-19 as mainly human-to-human transmission via direct contact, droplets, and fomites (25). |
T263 |
665-886 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Recent studies have demonstrated that the virus could remain viable for hours in aerosols and up to days on surfaces; thus, aerosol and fomite contamination could play potent roles in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (257). |
T264 |
887-976 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The immune response against coronavirus is vital to control and get rid of the infection. |
T265 |
977-1119 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, maladjusted immune responses may contribute to the immunopathology of the disease, resulting in impairment of pulmonary gas exchange. |
T266 |
1120-1289 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Understanding the interaction between CoVs and host innate immune systems could enlighten our understanding of the lung inflammation associated with this infection (24). |
T267 |
1290-1510 |
Sentence |
denotes |
SARS is a viral respiratory disease caused by a formerly unrecognized animal CoV that originated from the wet markets in southern China after adapting to the human host, thereby enabling transmission between humans (90). |
T268 |
1511-1614 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The SARS outbreak reported in 2002 to 2003 had 8,098 confirmed cases with 774 total deaths (9.6%) (93). |
T269 |
1615-1702 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The outbreak severely affected the Asia Pacific region, especially mainland China (94). |
T270 |
1703-1924 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Even though the case fatality rate (CFR) of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is lower than that of SARS-CoV, there exists a severe concern linked to this outbreak due to its epidemiological similarity to influenza viruses (95, 279). |
T271 |
1925-1994 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This can fail the public health system, resulting in a pandemic (96). |
T272 |
1995-2092 |
Sentence |
denotes |
MERS is another respiratory disease that was first reported in Saudi Arabia during the year 2012. |
T273 |
2093-2148 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The disease was found to have a CFR of around 35% (97). |
T274 |
2149-2287 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The analysis of available data sets suggests that the incubation period of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV is in almost the same range. |
T275 |
2288-2351 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The longest predicted incubation time of SARS-CoV-2 is 14 days. |
T276 |
2352-2447 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Hence, suspected individuals are isolated for 14 days to avoid the risk of further spread (98). |
T277 |
2448-2718 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Even though a high similarity has been reported between the genome sequence of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and SARS-like CoVs, the comparative analysis recognized a furin-like cleavage site in the SARS-CoV-2 S protein that is missing from other SARS-like CoVs (99). |
T278 |
2719-2896 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The furin-like cleavage site is expected to play a role in the life cycle of the virus and disease pathogenicity and might even act as a therapeutic target for furin inhibitors. |
T279 |
2897-3100 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The highly contagious nature of SARS-CoV-2 compared to that of its predecessors might be the result of a stabilizing mutation that occurred in the endosome-associated-protein-like domain of nsp2 protein. |
T280 |
3101-3280 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Similarly, the destabilizing mutation near the phosphatase domain of nsp3 proteins in SARS-CoV-2 could indicate a potential mechanism that differentiates it from other CoVs (100). |
T281 |
3281-3452 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Even though the CFR reported for COVID-19 is meager compared to those of the previous SARS and MERS outbreaks, it has caused more deaths than SARS and MERS combined (101). |
T282 |
3453-3678 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Possibly related to the viral pathogenesis is the recent finding of an 832-nucleotide (nt) deletion in ORF8, which appears to reduce the replicative fitness of the virus and leads to attenuated phenotypes of SARS-CoV-2 (256). |
T283 |
3679-3844 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Coronavirus is the most prominent example of a virus that has crossed the species barrier twice from wild animals to humans during SARS and MERS outbreaks (79, 102). |
T284 |
3845-3973 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The possibility of crossing the species barrier for the third time has also been suspected in the case of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). |
T285 |
3974-4071 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Bats are recognized as a possible natural reservoir host of both SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV infection. |
T286 |
4072-4200 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In contrast, the possible intermediary host is the palm civet for SARS-CoV and the dromedary camel for MERS-CoV infection (102). |
T287 |
4201-4270 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Bats are considered the ancestral hosts for both SARS and MERS (103). |
T288 |
4271-4373 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Bats are also considered the reservoir host of human coronaviruses like HCoV-229E and HCoV-NL63 (104). |
T289 |
4374-4572 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In the case of COVID-19, there are two possibilities for primary transmission: it can be transmitted either through intermediate hosts, similar to that of SARS and MERS, or directly from bats (103). |
T290 |
4573-4836 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The emergence paradigm put forward in the SARS outbreak suggests that SARS-CoV originated from bats (reservoir host) and later jumped to civets (intermediate host) and incorporated changes within the receptor-binding domain (RBD) to improve binding to civet ACE2. |
T291 |
4837-4995 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This civet-adapted virus, during their subsequent exposure to humans at live markets, promoted further adaptations that resulted in the epidemic strain (104). |
T292 |
4996-5091 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Transmission can also occur directly from the reservoir host to humans without RBD adaptations. |
T293 |
5092-5282 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The bat coronavirus that is currently in circulation maintains specific “poised” spike proteins that facilitate human infection without the requirement of any mutations or adaptations (105). |
T294 |
5283-5384 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Altogether, different species of bats carry a massive number of coronaviruses around the world (106). |
T295 |
5385-5593 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The high plasticity in receptor usage, along with the feasibility of adaptive mutation and recombination, may result in frequent interspecies transmission of coronavirus from bats to animals and humans (106). |
T296 |
5594-5707 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The pathogenesis of most bat coronaviruses is unknown, as most of these viruses are not isolated and studied (4). |
T297 |
5708-5804 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Hedgehog coronavirus HKU31, a Betacoronavirus, has been identified from amur hedgehogs in China. |
T298 |
5805-5916 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Studies show that hedgehogs are the reservoir of Betacoronavirus, and there is evidence of recombination (107). |
T299 |
5917-6110 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The current scientific evidence available on MERS infection suggests that the significant reservoir host, as well as the animal source of MERS infection in humans, is the dromedary camels (97). |
T300 |
6111-6296 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The infected dromedary camels may not show any visible signs of infection, making it challenging to identify animals actively excreting MERS-CoV that has the potential to infect humans. |
T301 |
6297-6431 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, they may shed MERS-CoV through milk, urine, feces, and nasal and eye discharge and can also be found in the raw organs (108). |
T302 |
6432-6674 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In a study conducted to evaluate the susceptibility of animal species to MERS-CoV infection, llamas and pigs were found to be susceptible, indicating the possibility of MERS-CoV circulation in animal species other than dromedary camels (109). |
T303 |
6675-6890 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Following the outbreak of SARS in China, SARS-CoV-like viruses were isolated from Himalayan palm civets (Paguma larvata) and raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) found in a live-animal market in Guangdong, China. |
T304 |
6891-7038 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The animal isolates obtained from the live-animal market retained a 29-nucleotide sequence that was not present in most of the human isolates (78). |
T305 |
7039-7140 |
Sentence |
denotes |
These findings were critical in identifying the possibility of interspecies transmission in SARS-CoV. |
T306 |
7141-7288 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The higher diversity and prevalence of bat coronaviruses in this region compared to those in previous reports indicate a host/pathogen coevolution. |
T307 |
7289-7409 |
Sentence |
denotes |
SARS-like coronaviruses also have been found circulating in the Chinese horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus sinicus) populations. |
T308 |
7410-7636 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The in vitro and in vivo studies carried out on the isolated virus confirmed that there is a potential risk for the reemergence of SARS-CoV infection from the viruses that are currently circulating in the bat population (105). |