The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

• Published in: The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine Vol. 250; no. 4; pp. 271 - 278
• Main Authors: Baloch, Saira, Baloch, Mohsin Ali, Zheng, Tianli, Pei, Xiaofang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Tohoku University Medical Press 2020
• Subjects: Age Distribution; Animals; Betacoronavirus; China; coronavirus; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; COVID-19; Disease Outbreaks; Humans; pandemic; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2; severe acute respiratory syndrome; Sex Characteristics; COVID-19; coronavirus; pandemic; China; severe acute respiratory syndrome

The present study provides an overview of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak which has rapidly extended globally within a short period. COVID-19 is a highly infectious respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2)....