Sars-Cov-2 in Brief: From Virus to Prevention Publisher



Karami H¹ ; Karimi Z¹ ; Karami N²
Source: Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives Published:2022

Abstract

The recent outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a highly transmissible virus with a likely animal origin, has posed major and unprecedented challenges to millions of lives across the affected nations of the world. This outbreak first occurred in China, and despite massive regional and global attempts shortly thereafter, it spread to other countries and caused millions of deaths worldwide. This review presents key information about the characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 and its associated disease (namely, coronavirus disease 2019) and briefly discusses the origin of the virus. Herein, we also briefly summarize the strategies used against viral spread and transmission. © 2022 Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.