Pathogenic Coronaviruses of Humans and Animals

Pathogenic Coronaviruses of Humans and Animals: SARS, MERS, COVID-19, and Animal Coronaviruses with Zoonotic Potential provides relevant information about common human coronaviruses that may mutate to increase their virulence. The addition of animal coronaviruses allows awareness of not only the potential of zoonotic transmission of coronaviruses from wild animals such as bats and rodents, but also from domestic agricultural and companion animals. The book opens with an introductory chapter on viruses, the immune system, coronaviruses, and their classifications, prevention and protection. Sections also cover history, disease, causative virus, immune response, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and surveillance.

The book's remaining chapters discuss coronaviruses with possible zoonotic transmission of domestic, semi-domestic animals and companion animals. It concludes with future perspectives of coronavirus mutations, modeling, protective measures and a discussion around pandemics and infectious diseases from around the globe.

"...the first edition illustrating three pandemic coronaviruses and animal coronaviruses with the potential for zoonotic transmission. A hardy copy and an online version are both available…. [and] provide an up-to-date review on these pandemic viruses and animal coronaviruses of both wild and domestic species…. The primary audiences are medical and veterinary practitioners, researchers, public health experts, faculty, and students with interests in coronavirus, viral diseases, viral immunity and pathogenesis, viral zoonoses and management of viral diseases, and biomedicine experts…. There are several books covering only one of three pandemic coronaviruses,… [while] this book has been uniquely prepared… including three human pandemic coronaviruses and many animal coronaviruses causing problems in humans and animals…. Overall, this book is essential for both medical and veterinary researchers and practitioners."—©Doody’s Review Service, 2023, Leyi Wang, DVM, PhD, DACVM (University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)