The novel coronavirus and challenges for general and paediatric dentists
Open Access
- 2 May 2020
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Occupational Medicine
- Vol. 70 (5), 320-322
- https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqaa055
Abstract
The novel coronavirus pandemic is spreading at an alarming rate. As of 4 April 2020, it has affected 1 034 163 people globally and 2567 individuals in the Indian subcontinent [1]. The causative agent is a positive-stranded RNA virus which gains entry into the host cell by attaching itself to the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE 2) receptors and has been named the ‘Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)’. The disease it causes is the ‘Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)’ [2].This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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