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Covid-19: Transmission, Prevention, and Potential Therapeutic Opportunities Publisher Pubmed



Lotfi M1, 2 ; Hamblin MR3, 4, 5 ; Rezaei N6, 7, 8
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  1. 1. School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
  2. 2. Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Zanjan, Iran
  3. 3. Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 02114, MA, United States
  4. 4. Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa
  5. 5. Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Boston, MA, United States
  6. 6. Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  8. 8. Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Stockholm, Sweden

Source: Clinica Chimica Acta Published:2020


Abstract

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), remains a global challenge. Despite intense research efforts worldwide, an effective vaccine and viable treatment options have eluded investigators. Therefore, infection prevention, early viral detection and identification of successful treatment protocols provide the best approach in controlling disease spread. In this review, current therapeutic options, preventive methods and transmission routes of COVID-19 are discussed. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.
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