Ten years after the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (SARS- CoV) outbreak, which caused the first large-scale epidemic of the 21st century, a novel human coronavirus becomes identified. It is posing another threat to global public health.

The 2019 novel coronavirus is a new type of coronavirus. It causes respiratory illness in people. It was first identified in Wuhan, China.

2019 coronavirus can spread from person to person. This usually happens through respiratory droplets - when someone with the virus coughs or sneezes, and you breathe it in.

This book summarizes the literature currently available on MERS-CoV, does an overview through the history, and discusses ways to combat its spread and prevent another epidemic.