Clinical, molecular, and epidemiological characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), a comprehensive literature review
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2020Author
Ortiz-Prado, Esteban
Simbaña-Rivera, Katherine
Gómez- Barreno a, Lenin
Rubio-Neira, Mario
Guaman, Linda P.
Kyriakidis, Nikolaos C
Muslin, Claire
Gómez Jaramillo, Ana María
Barba-Ostria, Carlos
Cevallos-Robalino, Doménica
Sanches-SanMiguel, Hugo
Unigarro, Luis
Zalakeviciute, Rasa
Gadian, Naomi
López-Cortés, Andrés
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Abstract
Coronaviruses are an extensive family of viruses that can cause disease in both animals and humans. The current
classification of coronaviruses recognizes 39 species in 27 subgenera that belong to the family Coronaviridae.
From those, at least 7 coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections in humans. Four of these viruses
can cause common cold-like symptoms. Those that infect animals can evolve and become infectious to humans.
Three recent examples of these viral jumps include SARS CoV, MERS-CoV and SARS CoV-2 virus. They are responsible for causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and the
most recently discovered coronavirus disease during 2019 (COVID-19).
COVID-19, a respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was declared a pandemic by the World Health
Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020. The rapid spread of the disease has taken the scientific and medical community by surprise. Latest figures from 20 May 2020 show more than 5 million people had been infected with the
virus, causing more than 330,000 deaths in over 210 countries worldwide.
The large amount of information received daily relating to COVID-19 is so abundant and dynamic that medical
staff, health authorities, academics and the media are not able to keep up with this new pandemic.
In order to offer a clear insight of the extensive literature available, we have conducted a comprehensive literature review of the SARS CoV-2 Virus and the Coronavirus Diseases 2019 (COVID-19).
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COVID-19; Coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; Review; PandemicLink to resource
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