Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
FEBS J. 2020 Sep;287(17):3633-3650. doi: 10.1111/febs.15375. Epub 2020 Jun 16.
The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 strain of the human coronavirus has thrown the world into the midst of a new pandemic. In the human body, the virus causes COVID-19, a disease characterized by shortness of breath, fever, and pneumonia, which can be fatal in vulnerable individuals. SARS-CoV-2 has characteristics of past human coronaviruses, with close genomic similarities to SARS-CoV, the virus that causes the disease SARS. Like these related coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted through the inhalation of droplets and interaction with contaminated surfaces. Across the world, laboratories are developing candidate vaccines for the virus - with vaccine trials underway in the United States and the United Kingdom - and considering various drugs for possible treatments and prophylaxis. Here, we provide an overview of SARS-CoV-2 by analyzing its virology, epidemiology, and modes of transmission while examining the current progress of testing procedures and possible treatments through drugs and vaccines.
新型冠状病毒 SARS-CoV-2 的出现使世界陷入了新的大流行之中。在人体中,该病毒会引起 COVID-19,这是一种以呼吸急促、发热和肺炎为特征的疾病,在易感染人群中可能是致命的。SARS-CoV-2 具有过去人类冠状病毒的特征,与导致 SARS 疾病的 SARS-CoV 病毒在基因组上非常相似。与这些相关的冠状病毒一样,SARS-CoV-2 通过吸入飞沫和与受污染表面的相互作用传播。在世界各地,实验室正在开发针对该病毒的候选疫苗 - 美国和英国正在进行疫苗试验 - 并考虑使用各种药物进行可能的治疗和预防。在这里,我们通过分析 SARS-CoV-2 的病毒学、流行病学和传播方式,同时检查通过药物和疫苗进行的检测程序和可能治疗方法的最新进展,对其进行了概述。