Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says the 2019 nCoV belongs to Coronaviridae, a 'completely different family of viruses.' It is not rabies. Claim: The 2019 novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a ...

Those belonged to the families Coronaviridae (including Covid-19 and Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome), Orthomyxoviridae (flu), Paramyxoviridae (Nipah virus, measles), and Peribunyaviridae ...

1. Coronaviridae. COVID-19, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), severe acquired respiratory syndrome (SARS) The first human Coronaviruses (229E and OC43) were found in 1965 and 1967 respectively.

Coronaviridae: The Return of a Familiar Foe. This group contains COVID-19 and MERS, the latter still producing sporadic outbreaks with high mortality, chiefly in the Middle East.

Pathogen families on the list include coronaviridae, which includes Covid-19, paramyxoviridae, which includes Nipah virus, and orthomyxoviridae, which includes bird flu.