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Red Book 2018: Chapter: Coronaviruses, Including SARS and MERS

02/05/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Published: 2/5/2020. This chapter from Red Book 2018 provides information about coronaviruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). It discusses clinical manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, diagnostic tests, treatment, isolation of the hospitalized patient, and control measures, and provides images. Information about 2019-nCoV was added in February 2020. (Text)