COVID-19: A Risk Assessment Perspective

COVID-19 is a newly emerging viral respiratory disease first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease is caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which is related to the viruses that cause SARS and MERS. While the case fatality ratio for COVID-19 (5%) is far lower than that for SARS (1...

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Vydáno v:ACS Chemical Health & Safety. Ročník 27; číslo 3; s. 160
Hlavní autor: Schröder, Imke
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: United States 26.05.2020
ISSN:1878-0504, 1878-0504
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Shrnutí:COVID-19 is a newly emerging viral respiratory disease first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease is caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which is related to the viruses that cause SARS and MERS. While the case fatality ratio for COVID-19 (5%) is far lower than that for SARS (11%) and MERS (34%), COVID-19 is spreading relatively uncontrolled at this time across the globe. In contrast, SARS appears to be contained, and MERS is controlled. This paper will explore why COVID-19 is able to progress to a global pandemic that affects our daily lives to an extent not known in recent history. The COVID-19 outbreak and spread will be examined based on the current literature, using a researcher's perspective of risk assessment and risk mitigation; this approach will be related to public health.
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ISSN:1878-0504
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DOI:10.1021/acs.chas.0c00035