Category: Health Science
Author: Nasser Ghaly Yousif
Covid-19 A Threat For LifeCovid-19 is an infectious disease caused by recently discovered coronavirus. This new virus and disease was unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. COVID-19 is now a pandemic affecting many countries globally, such a situation has not existed since the flu pandemic in 1918. This book aims to provide guidance on the full range of significant health issues associated with Covid -19 which is often severe and fatal with no proven treatment and vaccines till today. The book comprises seven chapters, the first chapter provides a general introduction on the history of the COVID-19. Subsequent three chapters cover the basic aspects of virology including the epidemiology, molecular changes of SARS-CoV-2 genome, and immunological aspects regarding COVID-19. The five chapters that follow diagnosis of COVID-19, while six and seven chapters exploring developments and recent researches in the field treatment and vaccine of COVID-19.
