Transmission routes of 2019-nCoV and controls in dental practice
Sichuan University · State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases
Abstract
A novel β-coronavirus (2019-nCoV) caused severe and even fetal pneumonia explored in a seafood market of Wuhan city, Hubei province, China, and rapidly spread to other provinces of China and other countries. The 2019-nCoV was different from SARS-CoV, but shared the same host receptor the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). The natural host of 2019-nCoV may be the bat Rhinolophus affinis as 2019-nCoV showed 96.2% of whole-genome identity to BatCoV RaTG13. The person-to-person transmission routes of 2019-nCoV included direct transmission, such as cough, sneeze, droplet inhalation transmission, and contact transmission, such as the contact with oral, nasal, and eye mucous membranes. 2019-nCoV can also…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 274.24
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 66
Authors
6- XPXian PengCorresponding
Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases
- XXXin Xu
Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases
- YLYuqing Li
Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases
- LCLei Cheng
Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases
- XZXuedong Zhou
Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases
Topics & keywords
- Transmission (telecommunications)
- Saliva
- Medicine
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Pandemic
- Pneumonia
- Internal medicine
- Life below water