TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical, molecular, and epidemiological characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), a comprehensive literature review
AU - Ortiz-Prado, Esteban
AU - Simbaña-Rivera, Katherine
AU - Gómez- Barreno, Lenin
AU - Rubio-Neira, Mario
AU - Guaman, Linda P.
AU - Kyriakidis, Nikolaos C.
AU - Muslin, Claire
AU - Jaramillo, Ana María Gómez
AU - Barba-Ostria, Carlos
AU - Cevallos-Robalino, Doménica
AU - Sanches-SanMiguel, Hugo
AU - Unigarro, Luis
AU - Zalakeviciute, Rasa
AU - Gadian, Naomi
AU - López-Cortés, Andrés
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - 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).
AB - 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).
KW - COVID-19
KW - Coronavirus
KW - Pandemic
KW - Review
KW - SARS-CoV-2
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087204779&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115094
DO - 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115094
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32623267
AN - SCOPUS:85087204779
SN - 0732-8893
VL - 98
JO - Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
JF - Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
IS - 1
M1 - 115094
ER -
