What's the different of CORONA and SARS?
CORONA and SARS are viral infections of the respiratory tract that can be fatal. SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) first became epidemic in China in 2002.
At the end of 2019, a new disease appeared in China called COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019). This disease has caused many deaths in various countries.
Difference between COVID-19 and SARS and MERS based on incubation period
The incubation period is the time needed by germs to multiply in a person's body to cause complaints. In other words, the incubation period is the time span between the occurrence of infection and the appearance of symptoms.
Although the viruses that cause COVID-19, SARS, and MERS are from the same family of viruses, namely coronaviruses, these three diseases have different incubation periods. The incubation period for MERS disease is 2–14 days (average 5 days), and the incubation period for SARS disease is 1–14 days (average 4-5 days). While the incubation period for COVID-19 is 1–14 days, with an average of 5 days.
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