The COVID-19 Pandemic : A Comprehensive Review of Taxonomy, Genetics, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Control

A pneumonia outbreak with unknown etiology was reported in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, in December 2019, associated with the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. The causative agent of the outbreak was identified by the WHO as the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), producing the disease named coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). The virus is closely related (96.3%) to bat coronavirus RaTG13, based on phylogenetic analysis. Human-to-human transmission has been confirmed even from asymptomatic carriers. The virus has spread to at least 200 countries, and more than 1,700,000 confirmed cases and 111,600 deaths have been recorded, with massive global increases in the number of cases daily. Therefore, the WHO has declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The disease is characterized by fever, dry cough, and chest pain with pneumonia in severe cases. In the beginning, the world public health authorities tried to eradicate the disease in China through quarantine but are now transitioning to prevention strategies worldwide to delay its spread. To date, there are no available vaccines or specific therapeutic drugs to treat the virus. There are many knowledge gaps about the newly emerged SARS-CoV-2, leading to misinformation. Therefore, in this review, we provide recent information about the COVID-19 pandemic. This review also provides insights for the control of pathogenic infections in humans such as SARS-CoV-2 infection and future spillovers.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical medicine - 9(2020), 4 vom: 24. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Helmy, Yosra A [VerfasserIn]
Fawzy, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
Elaswad, Ahmed [VerfasserIn]
Sobieh, Ahmed [VerfasserIn]
Kenney, Scott P [VerfasserIn]
Shehata, Awad A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Control
Diagnosis
Epidemiology
Genetics
Journal Article
One Health
Outbreak
Pneumonia
Public health
Review
SARS-CoV-2
Treatment

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 28.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jcm9041225

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309286220