Virology, Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Control of COVID-19
Zhengzhou University · Henan Medical University · +2 more institutions
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…
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7Topics & keywords
- Pandemic
- Middle East respiratory syndrome
- Epidemiology
- Outbreak
- Public health
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Disease
- Medicine
- Good health and well-being