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A Primer on SARS-CoV-2 and the Covid-19 Pandemic
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: Received: 22 April 2020 / Approved: 24 April 2020 / Online: 24 April 2020 (14:15:59 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 31 May 2020 / Approved: 1 June 2020 / Online: 1 June 2020 (11:08:03 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 31 May 2020 / Approved: 1 June 2020 / Online: 1 June 2020 (11:08:03 CEST)
How to cite: Mani, S. A Primer on SARS-CoV-2 and the Covid-19 Pandemic. Preprints 2020, 2020040449. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202004.0449.v1 Mani, S. A Primer on SARS-CoV-2 and the Covid-19 Pandemic. Preprints 2020, 2020040449. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202004.0449.v1
Abstract
In this paper we first provide a primer on SARS-CoV-2 and Covid-19 delineating the etiopathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical features and the course of the disease. We then trace the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic highlighting the characteristics of the epidemic in select countries of Europe and the US. We also project some possible trajectories for the mega cities of India based on the demographic characteristics of the cities in comparison to New York city.
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2; Covid-19; pandemic; primer; India; mortality rate; evolution
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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