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| ==1. Overview of COVID-19 and its challenges== | |
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| ===1.1 COVID-19: The terminology===
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| As the disease progressed beyond its Chinese origins, public confusion grew regarding the terminology surrounding the disease. Leaders at the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) and the Coronavirus Study Group (CSG) of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses came to different naming conclusions, differing in their naming conventions and adding to the confusion.<ref name="EnserinkUpdate20">{{cite web |url=https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/bit-chaotic-christening-new-coronavirus-and-its-disease-name-create-confusion |title=Update: ‘A bit chaotic.’ Christening of new coronavirus and its disease name create confusion |author=Enserink, M. |work=Science |date=12 February 2020 |accessdate=30 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="JiangADistinct20">{{cite journal |title=A distinct name is needed for the new coronavirus |journal=The Lancet |author=Jiang, S.; Shi, Z.; Shu, Y. et al. |volume=395 |issue=10228 |page=949 |year=2020 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30419-0 |pmid=32087125}}</ref> In the end, "COVID-19" has ended up as the common disease name, caused by the [[SARS-CoV-2]] virus, which is a member of the [[coronavirus]] family. Today, however, some still refer to the disease simply as "coronavirus," which is in errror.
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| This isn't the first time a disease has had a different name from its associated virus. One should look back to 1982, when the U.S. [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) gave the name "acquired immune deficiency syndrome" or "AIDS" to the disease associated with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (a member of the retrovirus family).<ref name="OppenheimerCauses92">{{cite book |chapter=Chapter 2: Causes, Cases, and Cohorts: The Role of Epidemiology in the Historical Construction of AIDS |title=AIDS: The Making of a Chronic Disease |author=Oppenheimer, G.M. |editor=Fee, E.; Fox, D.M. |publisher=University of California Press |pages=49–83 |year=1992 |isbn=0520077784}}</ref> It took time for the layman to get used to the terminology, and even then some still ended up mistakenly refering to the disease as "HIV."
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| ===1.2 COVID-19: History and impact (so far)===
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| Check various sources here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019
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| ===1.3 Challenges of managing the disease in the human population===
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| * median incubation period : https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200317175438.htm
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| * asymptomatic and presymptomatic virus shedding : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7074995/ and https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/covid-19/asymptomatic-carriers-covid-19-make-it-tough-target
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| * high viral loads and cardiac issues : http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/early/2020/03/18/j.jacc.2020.03.031 and https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2763846
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| ==References==
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