Open AccessEPIDEMIOLOGY OF SARS-COV-2 IN BRAZIL – A NEW CHALLENGE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
Author(s) -
Rafael Romero Nicolino,
Marcelo Teixeira Paiva,
Helena De Castro Teotônio,
Marco Paulo Batista,
Camila Stefanie Fonseca de Oliveira
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista de ciência veterinária e saúde pública
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2358-4610
DOI - 10.4025/revcivet.v7i1.55496
Subject(s) - pandemic , epidemiology , covid-19 , public health , pneumonia , coronavirus , china , population , medicine , environmental health , disease , geography , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , archaeology
In December 2019, a new disease was identified in China. From the investigation of cases of pneumonia of indefinite origin, researchers came to the identification of a new coronavirus, called SARS-CoV-2. Causing more than 3.5 million cases and nearly 250.000 deaths between December 2019 and May 2020, COVID-19 was declared a Pandemic by the WHO in March 2020 and since then major consequences and changes in the daily lives of the world population have been occurring. Elucidating its epidemiology, knowing its associated risk factors are fundamental points to combat COVID-19.