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COVID-19: Epidemiology, Virology, Transmission, and Prevention [Cam Sakura Med J]
Cam Sakura Med J. 2022; 2(1): 1-5 | DOI: 10.4274/csmedj.galenos.2022.2022-11-1

COVID-19: Epidemiology, Virology, Transmission, and Prevention

Pelin İrkören, Suda Tekin
Koç University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul, Turkey

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a major global human threat caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Following the first pneumonia case in China in December 2019, humanity faced a dreadful infection in a short period when the World Health Organization declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. This review aims to look at the epidemiology of COVID-19, the virological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2, and the methods of transmission and prevention.

Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, pandemic, infectious disease and microbiology

Pelin İrkören, Suda Tekin. COVID-19: Epidemiology, Virology, Transmission, and Prevention. Cam Sakura Med J. 2022; 2(1): 1-5

Corresponding Author: Pelin İrkören, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English
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