Open AccessThe Coronaviruses: Past, Present, Future
Author(s) -
Kimball Kaufman,
Shobhit Keswani,
Cristobal Cintron,
Hossein Akhondi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hca healthcare journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3830
pISSN - 2689-0216
DOI - 10.36518/2689-0216.1060
Subject(s) - pandemic , humanity , covid-19 , coronavirus , world population , population , geography , political science , development economics , history , economic growth , disease , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , medicine , environmental health , economics , law , outbreak , pathology
Description The current coronavirus pandemic is unparalleled in recent memory and fundamentally unique. It has been more than a century since humanity fought the Spanish flu pandemic. That widespread disease devastated a World War I-ravaged population when there was a relative paucity of medical knowledge. Coronavirus, on the other hand, is now befalling upon a developed world with advanced infrastructure and health systems; wherein access to medical information and technology is abundant. Yet, it has proven to be a destroyer of economies and populations without geographical partiality. This article is meant to be a broad analysis of the virus, which is causing global disruption from both a historical and clinical perspective. We are receiving new facts and figures daily. Thus, this review is up-to-date as much as it can be and meant to serve as a general knowledge base for all involved in the fight.