The recent outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan turned into a public health emergency of international concern. With no antiviral drugs nor vaccines, and the presence of carriers without obvious symptoms, traditional public health intervention measures are significantly less effective. Here, we report the ...
COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, was first introduced to human populations in December, 2019. There was no pre-existing population immunity and thus the disease spread rapidly throughout the globe. Since its emergence, greater population level immunity has been acquired, notably throu...
HIV remains a significant risk factor for acquiring SARS-CoV-2 infection and is associated with a higher risk of mortality from COVID-19. In support of the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, persons with HIV need priority consideration for the SARS-CoV-2 ...
The study is one of the first in Asia to examine links between the genomes of mothers, babies and their health. Smriti Mallapaty News & Views|21 December 2023 Contact-tracing app predicts risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission The risk of catching COVID-19 as calculated by a smartphone app scale...
Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous risk factors for severe disease have been identified. Whether patients with rheumatic diseases, especially those receiving DMARDs, are at an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection or severe COVID-19 dis
To understand the changes in influenza activity amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we studied the genetic diversity in B/Victoria and A/H3N2 influenza viruses and conducted a phylogenetic analysis of the viral HA and NA genes. HA sequences of influenza B/Victoria strains from Guangdong Province were ...
BackgroundUnderstanding regional disparities in COVID-19 incidence and the factors influencing them is essential for effective public health responses. In Japan, particularly in Hokkaido, significant differences in case burden have been observed across municipalities. This...
BMC Infectious Diseases https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08454-y (2023) 23:476 BMC Infectious Diseases RESEARCH Open Access Hospitalization burden and epidemiology of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain (2020– 2021) Rafael Garcia-Carretero1* , Oscar Vazquez-Gomez1, Ruth Gil-Prieto2 and...
Written by physicians and scientists with expertise in this evolving area, Textbook of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 provides a coherent, readable, and clinically relevant review of the biology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, immunology, clinical features, current treatment, and prevention strategies for the...
provided the original author andsource are credited.Epidemiology and Risk Factors of COVID-19-Related MortalityDebarchan Barman Roy , Vandana Gupta , Shalini Tomar , Gaurav Gupta , Ashutosh Biswas , PiyushRanjan , Upendra Baitha , Shivam Pandey , Bindoo Prakash , Naveet Wig 1. Medicine, All...