International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-78021162020070522812281ENRomabiomed Research Lab, MedigliaSpaziani Hospital, UOC Infective Diseases, Frosinone20200705<p><span class="fontstyle0">Coronaviruses (CoV) are RNA viruses that cause endemic infections in various species of mammals and avian birds. There are seven known human CoVs, each of which causes respiratory diseases: <span class="fontstyle0">together account for about one third of common colds. Some CoVs have recently entered humans</span> <span class="fontstyle0">from infected animals and lastly we have SARS COVID‑19, (CoV), which causes severe acute, often fatal respiratory syndromes. The prevalence of CoV, the easy zoonotic transmission and the potential<br />to cause serious respiratory diseases, lead to urgent research to discover the mechanisms of CoV infection. Our study has identified a possible way to eliminate the danger of this virus by analyzing the structures by which it enters the host cell. This study indicates that the neuroaminidase interrupts the infection.<br /></span></span></p><p><span class="fontstyle0"><span class="fontstyle2"><strong>Keywords</strong>: </span><span class="fontstyle3">Neuroaminidase, SARS COVID‑19, sialic acid</span> </span></p>http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/2281http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/2281/717718118