In Wuhan, China, a novel and alarmingly contagious primary atypical (viral) pneumonia broke out in December 2019. It has since been identified as a zoonotic coronavirus, similar to SARS coronavirus and MERS coronavirus and named COVID-19. As of 8 February 2020, 33 738 confirmed cases and 811 deaths have been reported in China. Here we review the basic reproduction number (R0) of the COVID-19 virus. R0 is an indication of the transmissibility of a virus, representing the average number of new infections generated by an infectious person in a totally naïve...… In Wuhan, China, a novel and alarmingly contagious primary atypical (viral) pneumonia broke out in December 2019. It has since been identified as a zoonotic coronavirus, similar to SARS coronavirus and MERS coronavirus and named COVID-19. As of 8 February 2020, 33 738 confirmed cases and 811 deaths have been reported in China. Here we review the basic reproduction number (R0) of the COVID-19 virus. R0 is an indication of the transmissibility of a virus, representing the average number of new infections generated by an infectious person in a totally naïve...WW…

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AdvertisementNavbar Search FilterMobile Microsite Search TermNavbar Search FilterMicrosite Search TermArticle NavigationArticle NavigationArticle NavigationArticle NavigationClinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 71, Issue 15, 1 August 2020, Pages 732–739,Received:Editorial decision:Published:Accepted:Corrected and typeset:Navbar Search FilterMobile Microsite Search TermNavbar Search FilterMicrosite Search TermBackgroundThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) first broke out in 2019 and subsequently spread worldwide. Chloroquine has been sporadically used in treating...…AdvertisementNavbar Search FilterMobile Microsite Search TermNavbar Search FilterMicrosite Search TermArticle NavigationArticle NavigationArticle NavigationArticle NavigationClinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 71, Issue 15, 1 August 2020, Pages 732–739,Received:Editorial decision:Published:Accepted:Corrected and typeset:Navbar Search FilterMobile Microsite Search TermNavbar Search FilterMicrosite Search TermBackgroundThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) first broke out in 2019 and subsequently spread worldwide. Chloroquine has been sporadically used in treating...WW…

AdvertisementNavbar Search FilterMobile Microsite Search TermNavbar Search FilterMicrosite Search TermArticle NavigationArticle NavigationArticle NavigationArticle NavigationInternational Health, Volume 13, Issue 2, March 2021, Pages 178–187,Received:Revision received:Accepted:Published:Navbar Search FilterMobile Microsite Search TermNavbar Search FilterMicrosite Search TermBackgroundThe dietary landscape has changed rapidly in China in the past few decades. This research investigates the associations of older adults’ choices and consumption of staple foods and cooking oils with...…AdvertisementNavbar Search FilterMobile Microsite Search TermNavbar Search FilterMicrosite Search TermArticle NavigationArticle NavigationArticle NavigationArticle NavigationInternational Health, Volume 13, Issue 2, March 2021, Pages 178–187,Received:Revision received:Accepted:Published:Navbar Search FilterMobile Microsite Search TermNavbar Search FilterMicrosite Search TermBackgroundThe dietary landscape has changed rapidly in China in the past few decades. This research investigates the associations of older adults’ choices and consumption of staple foods and cooking oils with...WW…