Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Disease class: Coronavirus infections
Disease class: Respiratory tract infections
Disease class: Viral diseases

Disclaimer:

At the timing of writing, COVID-19 has been a known clinical entity for just over one year. 

This is an area of intense active research. 

The information presented herein is likely to change many times as new evidence is gathered and reported.

 

Causative pathogen

• Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
  

 

Pathophysiology

 

Clinical profile

 

History

 

See also

• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
• Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
• Influenza
• Dengue