[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 viral load and shedding kinetics

O Puhach, B Meyer, I Eckerle - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 viral load and detection of infectious virus in the respiratory tract are the two
key parameters for estimating infectiousness. As shedding of infectious virus is required for …

Why is COVID-19 less severe in children? A review of the proposed mechanisms underlying the age-related difference in severity of SARS-CoV-2 infections

P Zimmermann, N Curtis - Archives of disease in childhood, 2021 - adc.bmj.com
In contrast to other respiratory viruses, children have less severe symptoms when infected
with the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In this …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and influenza pandemics

E Petersen, M Koopmans, U Go, DH Hamer… - The Lancet infectious …, 2020 - thelancet.com
The objective of this Personal View is to compare transmissibility, hospitalisation, and
mortality rates for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with …

Comparative review of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and influenza a respiratory viruses

Z Abdelrahman, M Li, X Wang - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has caused a global health
emergency. The outbreak of this virus has raised a number of questions: What is SARS-CoV …

[HTML][HTML] Pattern of early human-to-human transmission of Wuhan 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), December 2019 to January 2020

J Riou, CL Althaus - Eurosurveillance, 2020 - eurosurveillance.org
Since December 2019, China has been experiencing a large outbreak of a novel
coronavirus (2019-nCoV) which can cause respiratory disease and severe pneumonia. We …

COVID-19: epidemiology, evolution, and cross-disciplinary perspectives

J Sun, WT He, L Wang, A Lai, X Ji, X Zhai, G Li… - Trends in molecular …, 2020 - cell.com
The recent outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan turned into a public health emergency of
international concern. With no antiviral drugs nor vaccines, and the presence of carriers …

Coronavirus infections in children including COVID-19: an overview of the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and prevention options in children

P Zimmermann, N Curtis - The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Coronaviruses (CoVs) are a large family of enveloped, single-stranded, zoonotic RNA
viruses. Four CoVs commonly circulate among humans: HCoV2-229E,-HKU1,-NL63 and …

COVID-19 in children, pregnancy and neonates: a review of epidemiologic and clinical features

P Zimmermann, N Curtis - The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has
spread rapidly across the globe. In contrast to initial reports, recent studies suggest that …

[HTML][HTML] Nowcasting and forecasting the potential domestic and international spread of the 2019-nCoV outbreak originating in Wuhan, China: a modelling study

JT Wu, K Leung, GM Leung - The lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Since Dec 31, 2019, the Chinese city of Wuhan has reported an
outbreak of atypical pneumonia caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Cases …

Middle East respiratory syndrome

ZA Memish, S Perlman, MD Van Kerkhove, A Zumla - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Summary The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a lethal
zoonotic pathogen that was first identified in humans in Saudi Arabia and Jordan in 2012 …