Journal of Advanced Biotechnology and Experimental Therapeutics ()

COVID-19: The Catastrophe of Our Time

  • Md. Moinuddin Sheam,
  • Shifath Bin Syed,
  • Shital Kumar Barman,
  • Md Rockybul Hasan,
  • Dipak Kumar Paul,
  • Rokibul Islam,
  • Sudhangshu Kumar Biswas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5455/jabet.2020.d150
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 4
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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The most discussed topic in today's world is COVID-19, an acute respiratory disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) because of its contagious transmission pattern, and morbimortality. The virus was originated by bats and in December 2019, first spread to humans by unknown intermediate species in Wuhan, China. The dramatic acceleration of the occurrence and death toll of COVID-19 with no potential medicine and vaccine are enough to explain its severity. This review summarizes multidisciplinary aspects of COVID-19, including origin, epidemiology, symptoms, transmission, pathogenicity and advances in the use of modern diagnostic procedures and methods. Further, we analyzed extensively for various therapeutic strategies, potential drug options with prospective vaccine candidates and challenges along the way. All data were accumulated through extensive study of recent peer-reviewed publications until May 23, 2020. Collectively, this review would help to shed light on different dimensions of this ongoing pandemic. [ J Adv Biotechnol Exp Ther 2020; 3(4.000): 1-13]

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