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Review
. 2020 Apr;11(2):65-71.
doi: 10.15171/ijoem.2020.1921. Epub 2020 Feb 5.

The Novel Coronavirus: A Bird's Eye View

Parham Habibzadeh  1 , Emily K Stoneman  2
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Review

The Novel Coronavirus: A Bird's Eye View

Parham Habibzadeh et al. Int J Occup Environ Med. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, which initially began in China, has spread to many countries around the globe, with the number of confirmed cases increasing every day. With a death toll exceeding that of the SARS-CoV outbreak back in 2002 and 2003 in China, 2019-nCoV has led to a public health emergency of international concern, putting all health organizations on high alert. Herein, we present on an overview of the currently available information on the pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of this virus.

Keywords: 2019-nCoV; China; Coronavirus; Emerging viruses; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Novel coronavirus; Outbreak; SARS coronavirus; Wuhan; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2.

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None declared.

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