Abstract

Abstract Since December 2019, a series of unexplained pneumonia cases have been reported in Wuhan, China. On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) temporarily named this new virus as the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019‐nCoV). On 11 February 2020, the WHO officially named the disease caused by the 2019‐nCoV as coronavirus disease (COVID‐19). The COVID‐19 epidemic is spreading all over the world, especially in China. Based on the published evidence, we systematically discuss the characteristics of COVID‐19 in the hope of providing a reference for future studies and help for the prevention and control of the COVID‐19 epidemic.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)CoronavirusVirology2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPneumoniaBetacoronavirusChinaPandemicCoronavirus InfectionsDiseaseMedicineGeographyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakPathology

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Year
2020
Type
review
Volume
92
Issue
6
Pages
548-551
Citations
1134
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Pengfei Sun, Xiaosheng Lu, Chao Xu et al. (2020). Understanding of COVID‐19 based on current evidence. Journal of Medical Virology , 92 (6) , 548-551. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.25722

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10.1002/jmv.25722