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Modern medicine in COVID-19 era
Affiliations- Wroclaw Medical University · Department of Emergency Medical Service, Parkowa Str 34, 50-365 Wroclaw, Poland
- Polish Society of Disaster Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
- Lazarski University, Warsaw, Poland
- 1st Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Abstract
Coronaviral infections have been known for a long time; these viruses cause a number of diseases, not only in humans but also in animals. The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic started in 2019 in China [1,2]. Discussions are ongoing about the timing of the first case, but there is no doubt that it was during the last quarter of 2019. The virus infection can be non-specific and asymptomatic, mildly symptomatic, and can cause severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring mechanical ventilation, as well as septic shock and multiorgan failure.
Abstract
Coronaviral infections have been known for a long time; these viruses cause a number of diseases, not only in humans but also in animals. The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic started in 2019 in China [1,2]. Discussions are ongoing about the timing of the first case, but there is no doubt that it was during the last quarter of 2019. The virus infection can be non-specific and asymptomatic, mildly symptomatic, and can cause severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring mechanical ventilation, as well as septic shock and multiorgan failure.
Keywords
COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; epidemiology; health system
About this articleTitle
Modern medicine in COVID-19 era
Journal
Disaster and Emergency Medicine Journal
Issue
Article type
Letter to the Editor
Pages
103-105
Published online
2020-03-31
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2886
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1468
DOI
10.5603/DEMJ.a2020.0012
Bibliographic record
Disaster Emerg Med J 2020;5(2):103-105.
Keywords
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
coronavirus
epidemiology
health system
Authors
Jacek Smereka
Lukasz Szarpak
Krzysztof J. Filipiak
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