Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and the Digestive System

Authors

    Paolo Sossai, Silvia Uguccioni, Francesco Amenta School of Medicinal and Health Sciences Products, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy Ministry of Education, Pesaro, Italy Department of Research, International Radiomedical Center (C.I.R.M.), Rome, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18063/ghl.v2i2.262

Abstract

The coronaviruses belong to a family of related RNA viruses that notoriously spread through airborne transmission and were first identified in 1965 by Tyrrel and Bynoe[1]. The viruses of this family had contributed to two large epidemics, namely, the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003 with a lethality rate of approximately 10% and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in 2013 with a lethality rate of approximately 35%.

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Published

2021-01-28

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020): Gastroenterology & Hepatology Letters

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