Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19): From causes to preventions in Saudi Arabia

被引:15
作者
Alyami, Mohammad H. [1 ]
Alyami, Hamad S. [1 ]
Warraich, Ansaar [2 ]
机构
[1] Najran Univ, Dept Pharmaceut, Coll Pharm, Najran 11001, Saudi Arabia
[2] Aston Univ, Coll Pharm, Life & Hlth Sci, Birmingham B4 7ET, W Midlands, England
关键词
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS); Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19); Causes; Transmission; Symptoms; Diagnosis; Treatments; Prevention measures; Saudi Arabia; PNEUMONIA OUTBREAK; DROMEDARY CAMELS; SARS-COV; TRANSMISSION; ANTIBODIES; INFECTIONS; OUTCOMES; WUHAN; SPIKE;
D O I
10.1016/j.jsps.2020.09.014
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Saudi Arabia is one of the countries that has been affected by COVID-19. At the beginning of March 2020, it revealed a steadily rising number of laboratory-confirmed cases. By 20th May 2020, 59,854 infected cases had been confirmed, with 329 deaths. To prevent a further outbreak of COVID-19, this article discusses the current understanding of COVID-19 and compares it with the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in 2012 in Saudi Arabia. It also discusses the causes, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments and prevention measures to identify an applicable measure to control COVID-19. (C) 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University.
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页码:1481 / 1491
页数:11
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