SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: A Narrative Review

A D Blann; R Heitmar

doi:10.3389/bjbs.2022.10426

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: A Narrative Review

Br J Biomed Sci. 2022 Sep 6:79:10426. doi: 10.3389/bjbs.2022.10426. eCollection 2022.

Authors

A D Blann¹, R Heitmar¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield Queensgate, Huddersfield, United Kingdom.

Abstract

The World Health Organisation has reported that the viral disease known as COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is the leading cause of death by a single infectious agent. This narrative review examines certain components of the pandemic: its origins, early clinical data, global and UK-focussed epidemiology, vaccination, variants, and long COVID.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; long COVID; vaccination; variants.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / complications
Humans
Pandemics / prevention & control
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome
SARS-CoV-2*