Review Article

The Novel Coronavirus (nCoV)

Authors: Július Rajcani.

DOI: 10.33425/2639-9458.1120

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Abstract

This review aims to asses the actual data from recent literature dealing with the novel Coronavirus (nCoV) isolated in the automn of 2019. The nCoV has emerged in China namely in the city Wuhan (Hubei province), while the classical Coronavirus (cCoV) identified 18 years ago, came from a different region (province Guangdong). Extensive progression of nCoV represents a considerable danger for public health. The relatively great number of papers devoted to given topics in the last year (2020), also points at its importance. Despite of their non-selective acquisition, the collected data became useful for better understanding of virus replication, at description of virion structure as well as by interpretation of Coronavirus properties. Finally, the typical clinical signs of nCoV disease are briefly highlighted, not excluding the less closely related pathological states. At last but not least, relevant epidemiological data are presented when tracing the routes of nCoV spread in human population, with special regards to the region of Middle Europe.

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