Open AccessCoronavirus disease: a global problem of the 21st century
Author(s) -
Е. Д. Баздырев
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
kompleksnye problemy serdečno-sosudistyh zabolevanij
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9537
pISSN - 2306-1278
DOI - 10.17802/2306-1278-2020-9-2-6-16
Subject(s) - pandemic , coronavirus , disease , covid-19 , epidemiology , etiology , pneumonia , medicine , intensive care medicine , pathogenesis , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , immunology , pathology
A series of unexplained cases with pneumonia have been reported in China since December 2019. Subsequent studies have found a novel strain of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, as the causative agent of acute infectious disease that has been named as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 has outbroken as a global pandemic affecting over 200 countries. This review focuses on a novel coronovirus disease, reporting all available data on its etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, principles of diagnosis and treatment. In addition, the impact of COVID on the cardiovascular system is highlighted.