Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Jun;101(6):1068-1071. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2020.03.003. Epub 2020 Mar 16.
With the novel coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV) pandemic spreading quickly in the United States and the world, it is urgent that the rehabilitation community quickly understands the epidemiology of the virus and what we can and must do to face this microbial adversary at the early stages of this likely long global pandemic. The 2019-nCoV is a novel virus so most of the world's population does not have prior immunity to it. It is more infectious and fatal than seasonal influenza, and definitive treatment and a vaccine are months away. Our arsenal against it is currently mainly social distancing and infection control measures.
随着 2019 年新型冠状病毒(2019-nCoV)疫情在美国和全球迅速蔓延,康复社区急需了解该病毒的流行病学知识,以及我们在这场可能长期的全球大流行的早期阶段,必须采取哪些措施来应对这种微生物敌人。2019-nCoV 是一种新型病毒,因此世界上大多数人对此没有先前的免疫力。它比季节性流感更具传染性和致命性,而明确的治疗方法和疫苗还需要数月的时间。我们目前对抗它的主要手段是社交距离和感染控制措施。