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Review
. 2020 Jul 10:2020:1357983.
doi: 10.1155/2020/1357983. eCollection 2020.

The Pathogenesis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Evaluation and Prevention

Hayat Ouassou  1 , Loubna Kharchoufa  1 , Mohamed Bouhrim  1 , Nour Elhouda Daoudi  1 , Hamada Imtara  2 , Noureddine Bencheikh  1 , Amine ELbouzidi  3 , Mohamed Bnouham  1
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Review

The Pathogenesis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Evaluation and Prevention

Hayat Ouassou et al. J Immunol Res. .

Abstract

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a major health problem causing severe acute respiratory illness in humans. It has spread rapidly around the globe since its first identification in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The causative virus is called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and the World Health Organization (WHO) named the new epidemic disease Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The incidence of COVID-19 continues to increase with more than three million confirmed cases and over 244,000 deaths worldwide. There is currently no specific treatment or vaccine against COVID-19. Therefore, in the absence of pharmaceutical interventions, the implementation of precautions and hygienic measures will be essential to control and to minimize human transmission of the virus. In this review, we highlight the epidemiology, transmission, symptoms, and treatment of this disease, as well as future strategies to manage the spread of this fatal coronavirus.

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The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this article.

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Figure 1
A graphical representation of the ultrastructural morphology of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Public Health Image Library. Credit: Alissa Eckert, MS, Dan Higgins, MAM (Public Domain).
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Figure 2
World map represents the geographical distribution of COVID-19 outbreaks. Data accurate as of 21 March 2020 [8].
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