IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 8155: COVID-19 Pandemic: Epidemiology, Etiology, Conventional and Non-Conventional Therapies

IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 8155: COVID-19 Pandemic: Epidemiology, Etiology, Conventional and Non-Conventional Therapies International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph17218155 Authors: Abdur Rauf Tareq Abu-Izneid Ahmed Olatunde Anees Ahmed Khalil Fahad A. Alhumaydhi Tabussam Tufail Mohammad Ali Shariati Maksim Rebezov Zainab M. Almarhoon Yahia N. Mabkhot Abdulrhman Alsayari Kannan R. R. Rengasamy Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which reported in an outbreak in 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The virus belongs to the beta-coronavirus class, along with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus. Interestingly, the virus binds with angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 found in host cells, through the spike (S) protein that exists on its surface. This binding causes the entry of the virus into cells of the host organism. The actual mechanism used by the COVID-19 virus to induce disease is still speculative. A total of 44,322,504 cases, a 1,173,189 death toll and 32,486,703 recovery cases have been reported in 217 countries globally as of 28 October 2020. Symptoms from the infection of the virus include chest pain, fever, fatigue, nausea, and others. Acute respiratory stress syndrome, arrhythmia, and shock are some of the chronic manifestations recorded in severe COVID-19. Transmission is majorly by individual-to-individua...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research