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Cureus. 2020 Mar 24;12(3):e7386. doi: 10.7759/cureus.7386.
Brief Review on COVID-19: The 2020 Pandemic Caused by SARS-CoV-2.
Valencia DN[SUP]1[/SUP].
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Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19). First identified in Wuhan (Hubei, China) in December of 2019, it has since been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March of 2020. In this study, we will provide a brief review of viral origin, identification, symptoms, transmission, diagnosis, and potential treatment strategies for the newly identified SARS-CoV-2 strain.
Copyright ? 2020, Valencia et al.
KEYWORDS:
2019-ncov; acei; arb; chloroquine; corona virus; corticosteroids; covid-19; novel coronavirus; remdesivir; sars-cov-2
PMID:32337113PMCID:PMC7179986DOI:10.7759/cureus.7386
Brief Review on COVID-19: The 2020 Pandemic Caused by SARS-CoV-2.
Valencia DN[SUP]1[/SUP].
Author information
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19). First identified in Wuhan (Hubei, China) in December of 2019, it has since been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March of 2020. In this study, we will provide a brief review of viral origin, identification, symptoms, transmission, diagnosis, and potential treatment strategies for the newly identified SARS-CoV-2 strain.
Copyright ? 2020, Valencia et al.
KEYWORDS:
2019-ncov; acei; arb; chloroquine; corona virus; corticosteroids; covid-19; novel coronavirus; remdesivir; sars-cov-2
PMID:32337113PMCID:PMC7179986DOI:10.7759/cureus.7386