A Proposal to Refer to Four Coronaviruses of Limited Human Virulence "Common Cold Coronaviruses". (2nd September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McIntosh, Kenneth; Perlman, Stanley; Monto, Arnold; Englund, Janet A
• Is Part Of: Journal of infectious diseases. Volume 226:Number 12(2022)
• Page Start: 2047
• Page End: 2049
• Publication Date: 2022-09-02
• Subjects: common cold -- coronaviruses -- pneumonia -- respiratory tract infection; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Diseases -- Causes and theories of causation -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac355
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-1899

Abstract

Summary: We propose the term "common cold coronaviruses, " or ccCoV, to describe the four human coronaviruses commonly associated with upper respiratory tract disease – coronaviruses 229E, OC43, NL63, and HKU1. This will differentiate these previously described coronaviruses from those causing more severe disease in humans – including the viruses severe acute respiraotry syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and SARS-CoV-2. Abstract : We propose the term "common cold coronaviruses, " or ccCoVs, to describe the 4 human coronaviruses commonly associated with upper respiratory tract disease (coronaviruses 229E, OC43, NL63, and HKU1).