Advances and challenges in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19

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Int J Med Sci. 2020 Jul 9;17(12):1803-1810. doi: 10.7150/ijms.47836. eCollection 2020.

ABSTRACT

Since the end of 2019, a new type of coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been spreading rapidly throughout the world. Previously, there were two outbreaks of severe coronavirus caused by different coronaviruses worldwide, namely Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). This article introduced the origin, virological characteristics and epidemiological overview of SARS-CoV-2, reviewed the currently known drugs that may prevent and treat coronavirus, explained the characteristics of the new coronavirus and provided novel information for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

PMID:32714083 | PMC:PMC7378666 | DOI:10.7150/ijms.47836

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