Przegląd informacji na temat COVID-19 oraz wywołującego ją SARS-CoV-2

In December 2019, in Wuhan (Hubei province) in China, an unknown cause of pneumonia was diagnosed In January 2020, a new coronavirus was identified, which was called SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2) The World Health Organization has declared the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 as COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) Currently, COVID-19 disease has spread widely throughout the world, the virus has already been detected in 185 countries (as of 29 04 2020) In this review, we summarized the clinical features, diagnosis and immunopathology of the SARS-CoV-2 We emphasize the need for further research into therapies used to treat COVID-19 Only a comprehensive understanding of these issues will help control the disease Copyright © 2020 Via Medica