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SUBMITTER: Milewska A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4889042 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20160601 6
To date, six human coronaviruses have been known, all of which are associated with respiratory infections in humans. With the exception of the highly pathogenic SARS and MERS coronaviruses, human coronaviruses (HCoV-NL63, HCoV-OC43, HCoV-229E, and HCoV-HKU1) circulate worldwide and typically cause the common cold. In most cases, infection with these viruses does not lead to severe disease, although acute infections in infants, the elderly, and immunocompromised patients may progress to severe di ...[more]