Coronavirus Infections—More Than Just the Common Cold

20202,259 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Catharine I. Paules · Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hilary D. Marston · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Anthony S. Fauci · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Abstract

In this Viewpoint Anthony Fauci and colleagues review the emergence of pathogenic human coronaviruses (SARS-Cov and MERS-CoV) as background for discussing a rapidly spreading novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) identified in 2019 in China and the public health strategies necessary to contain the threat.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 epidemiological studies Infection Control and Ventilation COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 323, Issue 8, pp. 707-707

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.0757

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