Coronavirus disease 2019: Lessons, risks and challenges.

COVID-19 Corona

Journal

African journal of thoracic and critical care medicine
ISSN: 2617-0205
Titre abrégé: Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med
Pays: South Africa
ID NLM: 101751995

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
accepted: 31 03 2020
entrez: 8 7 2021
pubmed: 24 4 2020
medline: 24 4 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

There have been several viral pandemics that have swept the globe over the past century. The latest one is the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In this mini review, we outline the epidemiology, clinical presentation, management and prognosis of COVID-19. The pandemic is part of a rapidly changing landscape and it remains to be seen how events will unfold in South Africa, where there is a large reservoir of young people with sub-optimal lung immunity due to several causes, including HIV, post-tuberculous lung disease, smoking, biomass fuel exposure and poor socioeconomic circumstances.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34235423
doi: 10.7196/AJTCCM.2020.v26i2.068
pmc: PMC7224630
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflicts of interest: None.

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Auteurs

G A Richards (GA)

Department of Critical Care, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

S Stacey (S)

Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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