The emerging pandemic recent: SARS-CoV-2

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 , caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), induces coughing, vomiting, or fever. The occurrence, duration, and severity of these symptoms vary from person to person, which makes symptoms of the COVID-19 infection ranging from those of a mild cold to death in severe cases. The cause of these differences can be found in individual characteristics of the patient. Age, former diseases of the patient, and they medications they took can such characteristics. As the SARS-CoV-2 affects the lung, diseases related to the lung such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, moderate to severe asthma, pulmonary hypertension, and pulmonary embolism are especially more dangerous to the human body when infected by the SARS-CoV-2. In this paper, through various methods including comparing the characteristics of mutant viruses and subunits of COVID-19, we aimed to describe the risk factors and deterioration of COVID-19 and the strain of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

National prevalence and trends in food labeling awareness, comprehension, usage, and COVID-19 pandemic-related factors in South Korea, 2014–2022

“…Concerns about maintaining a healthy diet have increased during the pandemic. For example, those experiencing financial difficulty owing to the pandemic may have no choice in what food to consume, and thus food labeling is irrelevant 2 , 4 , 5 . Food labeling for processed food is mandatory currently in South Korea.…”

Limitations of the Cough Sound-Based COVID-19 Diagnosis Artificial Intelligence Model and its Future Direction: Longitudinal Observation Study

“…In 2019, the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 set off a global pandemic, substantially impacting human lifestyles and posing an unprecedented challenge to health care systems worldwide [ 1 ]. Given its high infectivity, the urgent need for rapid and accurate COVID-19 detection has become paramount for effective patient management, timely isolation, and implementation of appropriate public health measures.…”

Effectiveness of famotidine on the risk of poor prognosis in patients with COVID-19: A nationwide cohort study in Korea

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, is the greatest global health threat in the 21st century [ 1 ]. Even though most patients with COVID-19 have a good prognosis, a significant proportion of patients have a poor prognosis [ 2 , 3 ]. These patients may require mechanical ventilation, admission to an intensive care unit, or extended hospitalization, and some patients may have fatal outcomes [ 2 , 4 ].…”