IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 5648: The Global Emergency of Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2): An Update of the Current Status and Forecasting

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 5648: The Global Emergency of Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2): An Update of the Current Status and Forecasting International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17165648 Authors: Hozhabri Piceci Sparascio Sohrabi Mousavifar Roy Scribano Luca Ambrosi Sarshar Over the past two decades, there have been two major outbreaks where the crossover of animal Betacoronaviruses to humans has resulted in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). In December 2019, a global public health concern started with the emergence of a new strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 or 2019 novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV) which has rapidly spread all over the world from its origin in Wuhan, China. SARS-CoV-2 belongs to the Betacoronavirus genus, which includes human SARS-CoV, MERS and two other human coronaviruses (HCoVs), HCoV-OC43 and HCoV-HKU1. The fatality rate of SARS-CoV-2 is lower than the two previous coronavirus epidemics, but it is faster spreading and the large number of infected people with severe viral pneumonia and respiratory illness, showed SARS-CoV-2 to be highly contagious. Based on the current published evidence, herein we summarize the origin, genetics, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, preventions, diagnosis and up to date treatments of SARS-CoV-2 infections in comparison with those caused by SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV. Moreove...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research