COVID-19: Epidemiology and virology

Autor: Antariksh Deep, Aparna Yadav, Madhu Sharma, Kundan Mittal, Anupama Mittal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, Vol 7, Iss 7, Pp 3-9 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2349-6592
2455-7099
DOI: 10.4103/JPCC.JPCC_60_20
Popis: The novel coronavirus (CoV), termed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome related CoV-2 (SARS CoV-2), responsible for an outbreak of unusual viral pneumonia in Wuhan city, Hubei province, China is a testimony to the risk the CoVs pose to the public health. In this review, a brief introduction of the human CoVs (hCoV), along with the epidemiology and pathogenesis of the infection caused by the hCoVs, especially the SARS-CoV-2, shall help in the understanding of the COVID-19.
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