COVID-19: Knowns, Unknowns, and Questions

The recent emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from the Hubei province in China in late 2019 demonstrates the epidemic potential of coronaviruses. The rapid spread of this virus across the world in only 2 months highlights the transmissibility of this family of...

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Autores principales: Weston, Stuart, Frieman, Matthew B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7082143/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32188753
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00203-20
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spelling pubmed-70821432020-04-02 COVID-19: Knowns, Unknowns, and Questions Weston, Stuart Frieman, Matthew B. mSphere Commentary The recent emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from the Hubei province in China in late 2019 demonstrates the epidemic potential of coronaviruses. The rapid spread of this virus across the world in only 2 months highlights the transmissibility of this family of viruses and the significant morbidity and mortality that they can cause. We highlight the current state of knowledge of coronavirus biology while answering questions concerning the current outbreak of SARS-CoV-2. American Society for Microbiology 2020-03-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7082143/ /pubmed/32188753 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00203-20 Text en Copyright © 2020 Weston and Frieman. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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