Abstract There have been several viral pandemics that have swept the globe over the past century. The latest one is the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In this mini review, we outline the epidemiology, clinical presentation, management and prognosis of COVID-19. The pandemic is part of a rapidly changing landscape and it remains to be seen how events will unfold in South Africa, where there is a large reservoir of young people with sub-optimal lung immunity due to several causes, including HIV, post-tuberculous lung disease, smoking, biomass fuel exposure and poor socioeconomic circumstances.
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【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Corona, 【초록키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, HIV, coronavirus, pandemic, Immunity, Prognosis, Epidemiology, COVID-19 pandemic, lung, Lung disease, smoking, South Africa, management, Pandemics, acute respiratory syndrome, causes, event, caused, globe, 【제목키워드】 risk, disease,
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Corona, 【초록키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, HIV, coronavirus, pandemic, Immunity, Prognosis, Epidemiology, COVID-19 pandemic, lung, Lung disease, smoking, South Africa, management, Pandemics, acute respiratory syndrome, causes, event, caused, globe, 【제목키워드】 risk, disease,