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COVID-19: A Review on Molecular Basis, Pathogenic Mechanisms, Therapeutic Aspects and Future Projections

Muneeb Faiq
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Ashutosh Kumar
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Himanshu Singh
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Vikas Pareek
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Rizwana Qadri
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Khursheed Raza
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Chiman Kumari
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Ravi Narayan
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Pavan Kumar
,
Maheswari Kulandhasamy
,
Sada Pandey
Version 1 : Received: 5 April 2020 / Approved: 7 April 2020 / Online: 7 April 2020 (11:15:55 CEST)

How to cite: Faiq, M.; Kumar, A.; Singh, H.; Pareek, V.; Qadri, R.; Raza, K.; Kumari, C.; Narayan, R.; Kumar, P.; Kulandhasamy, M.; Pandey, S. COVID-19: A Review on Molecular Basis, Pathogenic Mechanisms, Therapeutic Aspects and Future Projections . Preprints 2020, 2020040091. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202004.0091.v1 Faiq, M.; Kumar, A.; Singh, H.; Pareek, V.; Qadri, R.; Raza, K.; Kumari, C.; Narayan, R.; Kumar, P.; Kulandhasamy, M.; Pandey, S. COVID-19: A Review on Molecular Basis, Pathogenic Mechanisms, Therapeutic Aspects and Future Projections . Preprints 2020, 2020040091. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202004.0091.v1

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 is a recently identified positive sense single stranded RNA virus and member of the coronavirus family of viruses. It is thought to be the etiological factor for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This virus is thought to have originated from bats and acquired ability of human-to-human transmission. While SARS-CoV-2 is relatively benign, it has infected more than half a million people (as of March 29th 2020) worldwide and the number of infected people continues to rise. More than 170 countries have reported COVID-19 positive cases. With a mortality rate of less than both the previous coronavirus outbreaks, COVID-19 has (conversely) caused the death of over 33,980 (as of 29th March, 2020 at 22.00 hours EDT) people worldwide and the number is increasing. Given the enormous impact of this virus on human health and wellbeing and consequent devastating impacts on world trade, economics and quality of life, it is important to understand this virus better and get insight into its pathogenic mechanisms which will aid in devising effective measure to curb its spread and predict future pattern of its interaction with humans. Though very little is known about this SARS-CoV-2 but its mechanisms and patterns of spread can be speculated (with caution, nevertheless) from what we know about its closest relatives SARS-CoV-1 (responsible for SARS-2002 epidemic) and MERS-CoV (responsible for MERS-2012 epidemic). In the present review, we aim at bringing together the coherent and peer reviewed literature about the SARS-CoV-2 and its close relatives and try to understand its infection patterns and reconstruct its pathogenic mechanisms with anecdotes on diagnosis and future directions. We hope that this paper will serve the purpose of being a reliable source of information to scientists, clinicians and general public.

Keywords

Coronavirus; Pneumonia; COVID-19; Virus; Flu; Vaccine; Epidemic; Pandemic

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Virology

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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