SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: A Narrative Review
Andrew D. Blann, Rebekka Heitmar
Abstract
The World Health Organisation has reported that the viral disease known as COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is the leading cause of death by a single infectious agent. This narrative review examines certain components of the pandemic: its origins, early clinical data, global and UK-focussed epidemiology, vaccination, variants, and long COVID.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakEpidemiologyVirologyNarrativeVaccinationBetacoronavirusInfectious disease (medical specialty)MedicineDiseaseOutbreakPathologyLinguisticsPhilosophySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 epidemiological studies