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SARS-CoV-2 and Coronavirus disease 2019: What we know so far [1]

In December 2019, a cluster of fatal pneumonia cases presented in Wuhan, China. They were caused by a previously unknown coronavirus. [2] All patients had been associated with the Wuhan Wholefood market, where seafood and live animals are sold. The virus spread rapidly and public health authorities in China initiated a containment effort. However, by that time, travelers had carried the virus to many countries, sparking memories of the previous coronavirus epidemics, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and causing widespread media attention and panic.

Original Source [3]

Publication Date: 
20/03/2020
Firas A. Rabi [4], Mazhar S. Al Zoubi [5], Ghena A. Kasasbeh & et al [6]
Pathogens [7]
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Coronavirus [8], Respiratory Diseases [9], Infectious Diseases [10], Viral Diseases [11], Research [12], China [13]
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[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/SARS-CoV-2andCoronavirus.pdf
[3] https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/3/231/htm
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/firas-rabi
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mazhar-s-al-zoubi
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ghena-kasasbeh-et-al
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/pathogens
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coronavirus
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/respiratory-diseases
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infectious-diseases
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/viral-diseases
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