Virology, Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Control of COVID-19

Abstract

The outbreak of emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease (COVID-19) in China has been brought to global attention and declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. Scientific advancements since the pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002~2003 and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in 2012 have accelerated our understanding of the epidemiology and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 and the development of therapeutics to treat viral infection. As no specific therapeutics and vaccines are available for disease control, the epidemic of COVID-19 is posing a great threat for global public health. To provide a comprehensive summary to public health authorities and potential readers worldwide, we detail the present understanding of COVID-19 and introduce the current state of development of measures in this review.

Keywords

PandemicMiddle East respiratory syndromeEpidemiologyOutbreakPublic healthCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)DiseaseMedicineCoronavirusGlobal healthVirologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Intensive care medicineImmunologyEnvironmental healthInfectious disease (medical specialty)Pathology

MeSH Terms

Antiviral AgentsBetacoronavirusCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingCOVID-19 VaccinesChinaClinical Laboratory TechniquesCoronavirus InfectionsGenomeViralHumansPandemicsPneumoniaViralPublic HealthSARS-CoV-2Viral Vaccines

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Year: 2020
Type: review
Volume: 12
Issue: 4
Pages: 372-372
Citations: 1606
Access: Closed

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                                    Yuefei Jin, 
                                
                                    Haiyan Yang, 
                                
                                    Wangquan Ji
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Virology, Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Control of COVID-19. 
                            Viruses
                            , 12
                            (4)
                            , 372-372.
                            https://doi.org/10.3390/v12040372
                        

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DOI: 10.3390/v12040372
PMID: 32230900
PMCID: PMC7232198

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