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Coronaviruses

Key Concepts Coronaviruses infect humans and animals and have the ability for recombination, generating novel viruses. Most human coronaviruses cause mild disease. Three coronaviruses, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) associated virus, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and severe acute respiratory…

Viruses

Key Concepts Recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable childhood infections have occurred secondary to unvaccinated individuals and travel to areas where disease is still endemic. Emergency clinicians should recognize the possibility of these once rare diseases. Herpes simplex encephalitis is fatal if…