Kevin W Wellington

COVID-19 - What You Must Know (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has produced the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which has culminated in the continuing 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic. The outbreak originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and was pronounced to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020 by the World Health Organization. On the 11 March 2020 this outbreak was classified as a pandemic. Greater than 11 million cases of COVID-19 were reported in 185 countries and territories and caused more than 535,000 deaths. To date greater than 336,000 people have recovered but re-infection or relapse is a possibility.

In this book you will learn about SARS-CoV-2, and COVID-19, the disease that it causes. Some of the topics that will be touched on include the various symptoms that COVID-19 causes, transmission, complications, diagnostic tests, prevention strategies and current treatments (e.g. drugs) as well as treatments that are under investigation. In addition, self-isolation, how to care for someone with COVID-19, safety measures for entering the home as well as safety measures for when you are out in public, will also be covered.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dr Kevin W Wellington
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781393066422
• Artikelnr.: 59818464

Autorenporträt

Dr Kevin Wellington is a research scientist who has more than a decade's research experience in the discovery of medicinal agents for application in human and animal health. While working at the Biosciences unit at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa he lead and managed research projects focused on human and animal health. He has a special interest in the discovery of novel medicinal agents that can be used to treat cancer and microbial infections. Linkedin profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-w-wellington-phd-b854928/ E-mail: [e-mail]