Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and pathogenesis

AG Harrison, T Lin, P Wang - Trends in immunology, 2020 - cell.com
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) marks
the third highly pathogenic coronavirus to spill over into the human population. SARS-CoV-2 …

Proportion of asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

J He, Y Guo, R Mao, J Zhang - Journal of medical virology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We aim to systematically review the characteristics of asymptomatic infection in the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). PubMed and EMBASE were electronically searched …

What do we know about SARS-CoV-2 transmission? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the secondary attack rate and associated risk factors

WC Koh, L Naing, L Chaw, MA Rosledzana… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Current SARS-CoV-2 containment measures rely on controlling viral
transmission. Effective prioritization can be determined by understanding SARS-CoV-2 …

Children's role in the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of early surveillance data on susceptibility, severity, and transmissibility

KAM Gaythorpe, S Bhatia, T Mangal, HJT Unwin… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 infections have been reported in all age groups including infants, children, and
adolescents. However, the role of children in the COVID-19 pandemic is still uncertain. This …

SARS-CoV-2 disease severity and transmission efficiency is increased for airborne compared to fomite exposure in Syrian hamsters

JR Port, CK Yinda, IO Owusu, M Holbrook… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is driven by contact, fomite, and airborne transmission. The
relative contribution of different transmission routes remains subject to debate. Here, we …

COVID-19: famotidine, histamine, mast cells, and mechanisms

RW Malone, P Tisdall, P Fremont-Smith, Y Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
SARS-CoV-2 infection is required for COVID-19, but many signs and symptoms of COVID-19
differ from common acute viral diseases. SARS-CoV-2 infection is necessary but not …

[HTML][HTML] Detection and isolation of SARS-CoV-2 in serum, urine, and stool specimens of COVID-19 patients from the Republic of Korea

JM Kim, HM Kim, EJ Lee, HJ Jo, Y Yoon… - Osong public health …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) is a respiratory infection characterized by
the main symptoms of pneumonia and fever. It is caused by the novel coronavirus severe …

Asymptomatic infection and transmission of COVID-19 among clusters: systematic review and meta-analysis

K Ravindra, VS Malik, BK Padhi, S Goel, M Gupta - Public Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Countries throughout the world are experiencing COVID-19 viral load in their
populations, leading to potential transmission and infectivity of asymptomatic COVID-19 …

Effect of obesity and body mass index on coronavirus disease 2019 severity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

TH Chang, CC Chou, LY Chang - Obesity Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We conducted a systematic review of observational studies to examine the effects of body
mass index (BMI) and obesity (BMI≥ 30 kg/m2) on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) …

Optimization of group size in pool testing strategy for SARS‐CoV‐2: A simple mathematical model

D Aragón‐Caqueo… - Journal of Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Coronavirus disease (Covid‐19) has reached unprecedented pandemic levels and
is affecting almost every country in the world. Ramping up the testing capacity of a country …