Coronavirus Disease: From Origin to Outbreak provides a comprehensive review of coronaviruses, particularly COVID-19, its transmission, and disease pathology. The book covers the viral structure and genetics of coronaviruses, the pathogenesis and unique characteristics of coronavirus infection, and the evolving nature of our understanding of coronaviruses and disease. It also looks at the history of SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV infections and its global spread. The book examines the effectiveness of various preventive measures and new therapeutic agents that are either currently available or expected to available. Finally, it details the psychological and societal impact the virus and disease has in outbreak regions and what the financial impact an outbreak has on the healthcare system and local economies.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. History of SARS-CoV-2 - p. 13 3. Chapter 3. Zoonotic infections - p. 21 4. Chapter 4. Global response - p. 29 5. Chapter 5. Coronavirus infection outbreak: comparison with other viral infection outbreak - p. 47 6. Chapter 6. SARS-CoV-2 viral structure and genetics - p. 59 7. Chapter 7. Clinical manifestation and diagnosis - p. 71 8. Chapter 8. Treatment and therapeutic agents - p. 121 9. Chapter 9. The economic repercussions of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - p. 177 10. Chapter 10. Psychological and social implications of COVID-19 - p. 187 11. Index - p. 207
Coronavirus Disease: From Origin to Outbreak provides a comprehensive review of coronaviruses, particularly COVID-19, its transmission, and disease pathology. The book covers the viral structure and genetics of coronaviruses, the pathogenesis and unique characteristics of coronavirus infection, and the evolving nature of our understanding of coronaviruses and disease. It also looks at the history of SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV infections and its global spread. The book examines the effectiveness of various preventive measures and new therapeutic agents that are either currently available or expected to available. Finally, it details the psychological and societal impact the virus and disease has in outbreak regions and what the financial impact an outbreak has on the healthcare system and local economies.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. History of SARS-CoV-2 - p. 13 3. Chapter 3. Zoonotic infections - p. 21 4. Chapter 4. Global response - p. 29 5. Chapter 5. Coronavirus infection outbreak: comparison with other viral infection outbreak - p. 47 6. Chapter 6. SARS-CoV-2 viral structure and genetics - p. 59 7. Chapter 7. Clinical manifestation and diagnosis - p. 71 8. Chapter 8. Treatment and therapeutic agents - p. 121 9. Chapter 9. The economic repercussions of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) - p. 177 10. Chapter 10. Psychological and social implications of COVID-19 - p. 187 11. Index - p. 207
