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SARS-CoV-2 and Coronavirus Disease 2019: What We Know So Far.
Pathogens. 2020 Mar 20; 9(3)P

Abstract

In December 2019, a cluster of fatal pneumonia cases presented in Wuhan, China. They were caused by a previously unknown coronavirus. All patients had been associated with the Wuhan Wholefood market, where seafood and live animals are sold. The virus spread rapidly and public health authorities in China initiated a containment effort. However, by that time, travelers had carried the virus to many countries, sparking memories of the previous coronavirus epidemics, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and causing widespread media attention and panic. Based on clinical criteria and available serological and molecular information, the new disease was called coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), and the novel coronavirus was called SARS Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), emphasizing its close relationship to the 2002 SARS virus (SARS-CoV). The scientific community raced to uncover the origin of the virus, understand the pathogenesis of the disease, develop treatment options, define the risk factors, and work on vaccine development. Here we present a summary of current knowledge regarding the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes.

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Rabi FA
Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan.
Al Zoubi MS
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan.
Kasasbeh GA
School of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan.
Salameh DM
School of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan.
Al-Nasser AD
Department of Statistics, Faculty of Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid 21163, Jordan.

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Journal Article
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Language

eng

PubMed ID

32245083

Citation

Rabi, Firas A., et al. "SARS-CoV-2 and Coronavirus Disease 2019: what We Know so Far." Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), vol. 9, no. 3, 2020.
Rabi FA, Al Zoubi MS, Kasasbeh GA, et al. SARS-CoV-2 and Coronavirus Disease 2019: What We Know So Far. Pathogens. 2020;9(3).
Rabi, F. A., Al Zoubi, M. S., Kasasbeh, G. A., Salameh, D. M., & Al-Nasser, A. D. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 and Coronavirus Disease 2019: What We Know So Far. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 9(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9030231
Rabi FA, et al. SARS-CoV-2 and Coronavirus Disease 2019: what We Know so Far. Pathogens. 2020 Mar 20;9(3) PubMed PMID: 32245083.
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TY - JOUR T1 - SARS-CoV-2 and Coronavirus Disease 2019: What We Know So Far. AU - Rabi,Firas A, AU - Al Zoubi,Mazhar S, AU - Kasasbeh,Ghena A, AU - Salameh,Dunia M, AU - Al-Nasser,Amjad D, Y1 - 2020/03/20/ PY - 2020/03/04/received PY - 2020/03/16/revised PY - 2020/03/19/accepted PY - 2020/4/5/entrez PY - 2020/4/5/pubmed PY - 2020/4/5/medline KW - COVID-19 KW - Coronavirus KW - SARS KW - SARS-CoV-2 KW - Wuhan KW - pandemic JF - Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) JO - Pathogens VL - 9 IS - 3 N2 - In December 2019, a cluster of fatal pneumonia cases presented in Wuhan, China. They were caused by a previously unknown coronavirus. All patients had been associated with the Wuhan Wholefood market, where seafood and live animals are sold. The virus spread rapidly and public health authorities in China initiated a containment effort. However, by that time, travelers had carried the virus to many countries, sparking memories of the previous coronavirus epidemics, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and causing widespread media attention and panic. Based on clinical criteria and available serological and molecular information, the new disease was called coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), and the novel coronavirus was called SARS Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), emphasizing its close relationship to the 2002 SARS virus (SARS-CoV). The scientific community raced to uncover the origin of the virus, understand the pathogenesis of the disease, develop treatment options, define the risk factors, and work on vaccine development. Here we present a summary of current knowledge regarding the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes. SN - 2076-0817 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/32245083/SARS_CoV_2_and_Coronavirus_Disease_2019:_What_We_Know_So_Far_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -