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European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

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01-06-2020 | Coronavirus | Review

The epidemiology and clinical information about COVID-19

Authors: Huipeng Ge, Xiufen Wang, Xiangning Yuan, Gong Xiao, Chengzhi Wang, Tianci Deng, Qiongjing Yuan, Xiangcheng Xiao

Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases | Issue 6/2020

Abstract

In December 2019, pneumonia of unknown cause occurred in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. On 7 January 2020, a novel coronavirus, named as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified in the throat swab sample of one patient. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the epidemic disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Currently, COVID-19 has spread widely around the world, affecting more than seventy countries. China, with a huge burden of this disease, has taken strong measures to control the spread and improve the curative rate of COVID-19. In this review, we summarized the epidemiological characteristics, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of COVID-19. A comprehensive understanding will help to control the disease.

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Title: The epidemiology and clinical information about COVID-19
Authors: Huipeng Ge
Xiufen Wang
Xiangning Yuan
Gong Xiao
Chengzhi Wang
Tianci Deng
Qiongjing Yuan
Xiangcheng Xiao
Publication date: 01-06-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Coronavirus
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2
Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome
COVID-19
Published in: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases / Issue 6/2020
Print ISSN: 0934-9723
Electronic ISSN: 1435-4373
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-020-03874-z

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