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<p>Starting December 2019, in China, the SARS-CoV-2 infection became a local health issue, but its high infectiveness quickly turned it into a pandemic, to be declared an epidemiological emergency of international concern less than two months from identifying the first cases. Despite tremendous efforts aimed at discovering new drug classes that would slow down or stop the evolution of the COVID-19 disease and curb the number of severe cases and related complications, there is no specific antiviral treatment to date. The only efficient measure proved to be the prophylaxis, through vaccination.</p>
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Starting December 2019, in China, the SARS-CoV-2 infection became a local health issue, but its high infectiveness quickly turned it into a pandemic, to be declared an epidemiological emergency of international concern less than two months from identifying the first cases. Despite tremendous efforts aimed at discovering new drug classes that would slow down or stop the evolution of the COVID-19 disease and curb the number of severe cases and related complications, there is no specific antiviral treatment to date. The only efficient measure proved to be the prophylaxis, through vaccination.

Options of Treatment in SARS-CoV-2 Infections

University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”

Pneumologia

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Starting December 2019, in China, the SARS-CoV-2 infection became a local health issue, but its high infectiveness quickly turned it into a pandemic, to be...

Options of Treatment in SARS-CoV-2 Infections

Online veröffentlicht: 27. Sept. 2022

Seitenbereich: 60 - 67

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2022-0013

Schlüsselwörter
SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, pandemics

© 2021 Alexandra Maria Cristea et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Options of Treatment in SARS-CoV-2 Infections

Online veröffentlicht: 27. Sept. 2022

Seitenbereich: 60 - 67

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2022-0013

SchlüsselwörterSARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, pandemics

© 2021 Alexandra Maria Cristea et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, pandemics