Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Challenges

Muhammad Shoaib (1)
(1) Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, Baku State University , Pakistan

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a  newly  discovered Severe  acute respiratory  syndrome  coronavirus  2. The   ongoing   pandemic   of   Coronavirus   disease   2019has   rigorous affects  worldwide.  It  is  caused  by  severe  acute  respiratory  syndrome corona  virus  2.  Till  date,  more  than  190  countries  have  been  affected. Approximately,  half  million  people  are  suffering  from  the  disease worldwide  at  the  moment.  Over  25000  deaths  have  been  reported  due to   this   pandemic.   Although   the   death   rate   is   about   4.5%,   yet immunocompromised  patients  and  people  incubating  other  infections are  more  vulnerable  and  prone  to  COVID-19.  Treatment  and  vaccine against  this  virus  are  in  development  phase.  Different  regimes  of treatment  have  been  tried  with  varying  degree  of  success  under different  circumstances.  Health  awareness,  hygiene  practices,  strict precautionary  measures  and  quarantine  are  needed  to  hamper  the spread of disease

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Shoaib, M. . (2022). Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Challenges. Journal of Medical Case Reports and Reviews, 3(03). Retrieved from http://jmcrr.info/index.php/jmcrr/article/view/79
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