COVID-19 transmission, current treatment, and future therapeutic strategies

VS Salian, JA Wright, PT Vedell, S Nair… - Molecular …, 2021 - ACS Publications
At the stroke of the New Year 2020, COVID-19, a zoonotic disease that would turn into a
global pandemic, was identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Although unique in its …

COVID-19: is there evidence for the use of herbal medicines as adjuvant symptomatic therapy?

D Silveira, JM Prieto-Garcia, F Boylan… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background Current recommendations for the self-management of SARS-Cov-2 disease
(COVID-19) include self-isolation, rest, hydration, and the use of NSAID in case of high fever …

Global percentage of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections among the tested population and individuals with confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis: a systematic review and …

Q Ma, J Liu, Q Liu, L Kang, R Liu, W **g… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Asymptomatic infections are potential sources of transmission for COVID-19.
Objective To evaluate the percentage of asymptomatic infections among individuals …

The association of smoking status with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, hospitalization and mortality from COVID‐19: a living rapid evidence review with Bayesian meta …

D Simons, L Shahab, J Brown, O Perski - Addiction, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To estimate the association of smoking status with rates of (i) infection,(ii)
hospitalization,(iii) disease severity and (iv) mortality from SARS‐CoV‐2/COVID‐19 disease …

Magnitude of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases throughout the course of infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

M Alene, L Yismaw, MA Assemie, DB Ketema… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections are responsible for potentially significant
transmission of COVID-19. Worldwide, a number of studies were conducted to estimate the …

Acute and persistent symptoms in non-hospitalized PCR-confirmed COVID-19 patients

S Bliddal, K Banasik, OB Pedersen, J Nissen… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Reports of persistent symptoms after hospitalization with COVID-19 have raised concern of a
“long COVID” syndrome. This study aimed at determining the prevalence of and risk factors …

Infectivity of asymptomatic versus symptomatic COVID-19

AA Sayampanathan, CS Heng, PH Pin… - Lancet (London …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 are a potential source of substantial spread within the
community setting. 1 However, little information is available about the infectivity and …

COVID-19 false dichotomies and a comprehensive review of the evidence regarding public health, COVID-19 symptomatology, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, mask …

K Escandón, AL Rasmussen, II Bogoch… - BMC infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Scientists across disciplines, policymakers, and journalists have voiced frustration at the
unprecedented polarization and misinformation around coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

The immunology of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection: what are the key questions?

RJ Boyton, DM Altmann - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
An important challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic has been to understand
asymptomatic disease and the extent to which this may be a source of transmission. As …

Rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigens using high-purity semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotube-based field-effect transistors

W Shao, MR Shurin, SE Wheeler, X He… - ACS applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Early diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection is critical for facilitating proper containment
procedures, and a rapid, sensitive antigen assay is a critical step in curbing the pandemic. In …