Research:COVID-19

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CoVID-19

Definition/description

COVID-19 is a novel infectious disease that causes inflammation in the respiratory system.

Source: https://www.academicradiology.org/article/S1076-6332(20)30143-4/fulltext

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2.

Source: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.13.991083v2

COVID-19 is mainly transmitted by droplets and contact.

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2414644720300051?via%3Dihub

The main target of COVID-19 is the lungs where it may cause pneumonia in severely ill patients.

Source: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.26.20044610v1

Examples

What is clear is that global health threats such as COVID-19 will require collaborative solutions by the international community.

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033350620300317?via%3Dihub

Person-to-person spread of COVID-19 appears to occur mainly by respiratory transmission.

Source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10916-020-01562-1

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