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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19): From causes to preventions in Hong Kong.
Law, Siukan; Leung, Albert Wingnang; Xu, Chuanshan.
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  • Law S; Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China; School of Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong; Department of Science, School of Science and Technology, The Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
  • Leung AW; Asia-Pacific Institute of Aging Studies, Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong.
  • Xu C; Key Laboratory of Molecular Target and Clinical Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, China. Electronic address: xcshan@163.com.
Int J Infect Dis ; 94: 156-163, 2020 May.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32251790
Hong Kong has been recently attacked by the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). In late January 2020, it's shown a steadily increasing trend of confirmed cases. There is a 257 in total infected cases confirmed including 4 deaths until 20th of March 2020. To prevent further outbreak of COVID-19, this article discusses the current understanding of COVID-19 and compares with the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in 2003 of Hong Kong from the causes, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments and preventions to study for an applicable measurement to control COVID-19.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Etiology_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Int J Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2020 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Hong Kong Country of publication: Canada
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Etiology_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Int J Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2020 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Hong Kong Country of publication: Canada