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COVID‐19 under spotlight: A close look at the origin, transmission, diagnosis, and treatment of the 2019‐nCoV disease
Author(s) -
Sheervalilou Roghayeh,
Shirvaliloo Milad,
Dadashzadeh Nahid,
Shirvalilou Sakine,
Shahraki Omolbanin,
PilehvarSoltanahmadi Younes,
Ghaznavi Habib,
Khoei Samideh,
Nazarlou Ziba
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cellular physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 174
eISSN - 1097-4652
pISSN - 0021-9541
DOI - 10.1002/jcp.29735
Subject(s) - transmission (telecommunications) , outbreak , case fatality rate , disease , pandemic , covid-19 , etiology , coronavirus , epidemiology , medicine , intensive care medicine , virology , betacoronavirus , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering
Months after the outbreak of a new flu‐like disease in China, the entire world is now in a state of caution. The subsequent less‐anticipated propagation of the novel coronavirus disease, formally known as COVID‐19, not only made it to headlines by an overwhelmingly high transmission rate and fatality reports, but also raised an alarm for the medical community all around the globe. Since the causative agent, SARS‐CoV‐2, is a recently discovered species, there is no specific medicine for downright treatment of the infection. This has led to an unprecedented societal fear of the newly born disease, adding a psychological aspect to the physical manifestation of the virus. Herein, the COVID‐19 structure, epidemiology, pathogenesis, etiology, diagnosis, and therapy have been reviewed.