Future microbiology
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Future microbiology · Sep 2020
ReviewPathogenesis, clinical manifestations and complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Aim: Despite the similarities in the pathogenesis of the beta coronaviruses, the precise infective mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 remain unclear. Objective: In this review, we aim to focus on the proposed theories behind the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 and highlight the clinical complications related to COVID-19. ⋯ Conclusion: Respiratory system and the lungs are the most commonly involved sites of COVID-19 infection. Cardiovascular, liver, kidneys, gastrointestinal and central nervous systems are involved with different frequencies and degrees of severity.
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Future microbiology · Sep 2020
EditorialSARS-CoV-2 transmission, the ambiguous role of children and considerations for the reopening of schools in the fall.
Tweetable abstract The reopening of schools in the fall entails risks given the controversies in pediatric COVID-19 pathogenesis and the ambiguous role of children in transmission.