Coronavirus disease 2019: scientific overview of the global pandemic
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Genome sequencing of the virus revealed that it is a new zoonotic virus that might have evolved by jumping from bats to humans with one or more intermedia...
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| description | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Genome sequencing of the virus revealed that it is a new zoonotic virus that might have evolved by jumping from bats to humans with one or more intermediate hosts. The immediate availability of the sequence information in the public domain has accelerated the development of quantitative RT-PCR-based diagnostics. Numerous clinical trials have been prioritized globally for testing new vaccines and treatments against this disease. This review provides a broad insight into different aspects of COVID-19, an introduction to SARS-CoV-2 mitigation strategies and the present status of diagnostics and therapeutics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e8ecae78daca468a945fb3782a584d3b2022-12-21T22:21:19ZengElsevierNew Microbes and New Infections2052-29752020-11-0138100800Coronavirus disease 2019: scientific overview of the global pandemicA. Dey0R. Das1H.S. Misra2S. Uppal3Molecular Genetics Section, Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, IndiaMolecular Genetics Section, Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, IndiaMolecular Genetics Section, Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, IndiaMolecular Genetics Section, Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai, India; Corresponding author:S. Uppal, Molecular Biology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, India.Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Genome sequencing of the virus revealed that it is a new zoonotic virus that might have evolved by jumping from bats to humans with one or more intermediate hosts. The immediate availability of the sequence information in the public domain has accelerated the development of quantitative RT-PCR-based diagnostics. Numerous clinical trials have been prioritized globally for testing new vaccines and treatments against this disease. This review provides a broad insight into different aspects of COVID-19, an introduction to SARS-CoV-2 mitigation strategies and the present status of diagnostics and therapeutics.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297520301529Cov-2COVID-19coronavirusdiagnosticsdiseaseglobal |
| spellingShingle | A. Dey R. Das H.S. Misra S. Uppal Coronavirus disease 2019: scientific overview of the global pandemic New Microbes and New Infections Cov-2 COVID-19 coronavirus diagnostics disease global |
| title | Coronavirus disease 2019: scientific overview of the global pandemic |
| title_full | Coronavirus disease 2019: scientific overview of the global pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Coronavirus disease 2019: scientific overview of the global pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coronavirus disease 2019: scientific overview of the global pandemic |
| title_short | Coronavirus disease 2019: scientific overview of the global pandemic |
| title_sort | coronavirus disease 2019 scientific overview of the global pandemic |
| topic | Cov-2 COVID-19 coronavirus diagnostics disease global |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297520301529 |
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