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COVID‑19 in China: From epidemiology to treatment (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Hongtao Chen
    • Shipin Wu
    • Xiaoyong Zhang
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  • Published online on: October 15, 2020     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.9353
  • Article Number: 223
  • Copyright: © Chen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) is a newly emerging infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS‑CoV‑2. It first became prevalent in Wuhan, Hubei, China in December 2019. COVID‑19 was initially characterized by pneumonia of unknown etiology, accompanied by fever, dry cough and fatigue. Due to its highly infectious nature it rapidly led to widespread human infection, causing 80,924 confirmed cases and 3,140 mortalities in mainland China as of March 9, 2020. The present review highlights the prevalence of COVID‑19 in China, the etiology, pathology, clinical presentation, laboratory and chest imaging tests, and treatment of this disease.
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Chen H, Wu S and Zhang X: COVID‑19 in China: From epidemiology to treatment (Review). Exp Ther Med 20: 223, 2020.
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Chen, H., Wu, S., & Zhang, X. (2020). COVID‑19 in China: From epidemiology to treatment (Review). Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 20, 223. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.9353
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Chen, H., Wu, S., Zhang, X."COVID‑19 in China: From epidemiology to treatment (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 20.6 (2020): 223.
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Chen, H., Wu, S., Zhang, X."COVID‑19 in China: From epidemiology to treatment (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 20, no. 6 (2020): 223. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2020.9353