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| ==Introduction==
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| * Disease name = COVID-19
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| * Virus = SARS-CoV-2 (previously 2019-nCoV
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| === Virology ===
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| * Coronaviruses are a common human pathogens (discovered in the1960s to cause the common cold).
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| ** During epidemics, they are the cause of up to one-third of community-acquired upper respiratory tract infections in adults; may cause diarrhea in infants and children as well)
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| * SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus (a new strain not previously identified in humans)
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| ** Likely primary source = bats
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| ** A betacoronavirus in the same subgenus as the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus
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| ** Receptor-binding gene region is very similar to that of the SARS coronavirus (uses angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 [ACE2] for cell entry)
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| ** Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) virus, another betacoronavirus, appears more distantly related
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| * Viral survival time of SARS-CoV-2:
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| ** Stainless steel: persists for 3 hours (or longer)
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| ** Underscores the importance of environmental cleaning / disinfection
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| *** Cleaning gets rid of the proteins that would interfere with a disinfectants effectiveness
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| ** Note: studied in a simulated lab environment. Lab virions not covered in protein and mucus and other things that would mimic real life and that could prolong survival
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| ==Clinical Features==
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| ==Differential Diagnosis==
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| ==Evaluation==
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| ==Management==
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| ==Disposition==
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| ==See Also==
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| ==External Links==
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| ==References==
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| <references/>
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| [[Category:Admin]]
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