The lessons of COVID-19, SARS, and MERS: Implications for preventive strategies

Semenova Y. Trenina V. Pivina L. Glushkova N. Zhunussov Y. Ospanov E. Bjørklund G.
2022 Taylor and Francis Ltd.

International Journal of Healthcare Management
2022 #15 Issue 4 314 - 324 pp.

There was a dramatic spread of three novel coronaviruses (CoVs)–severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and SARS-CoV-2–from the beginning of the twenty-first century. All three infections share similar pathogenesis and clinical presentation, and human-to-human transmission is the most frequent transmission mode for all three CoVs, which spread through respiratory droplets, by direct contact with contaminated surfaces or by inhaling aerosols. Nosocomial transmission plays a major role for SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV but appears to be less critical for SARS-CoV-2. Coronaviruses will very likely continue to be a source of new acute respiratory infections in the future. This is why it is needed to better understand the whole spectrum of factors that underlie CoV disease outbreaks. Although a search for specific treatment and vaccine development has to be continued, a strategic preparedness and plan of action should be envisaged in advance. This review discusses the current knowledge of SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2 epidemiological determinants and emphasizes public health interventions that could help in the fight against them.

COVID-19 , intervention , MERS , public health , SARS

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Department of Neurology, Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Semey Medical University, Semey, Kazakhstan
CONEM Kazakhstan Environmental Health and Safety Research Group, Semey Medical University, Semey, Kazakhstan
Department of Emergency Medicine, Semey Medical University, Semey, Kazakhstan
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics Evidence Based Medicine, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Head Office, Semey Medical University, Semey, Kazakhstan
Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (CONEM), Mo i Rana, Norway

Department of Neurology
CONEM Kazakhstan Environmental Health and Safety Research Group
Department of Emergency Medicine
Department of Epidemiology
Head Office
Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (CONEM)

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