COVID-19

COVID-19: The Essentials of Prevention and Treatment elaborates on the ethology,
pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, treatment principles,
rehabilitation and prevention, and prevention and control measures for COVID-19.
Aimed at healthcare workers, and written to be a practical guide, six chapters cover
the following aspects of COVID-19: respiratory viruses; pathogenesis; case
definitions and diagnosis; treatment; prevention and disease control; and prospects
for the management and research of respiratory virus infections. This book gives
first-hand information on the prevention, control, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-
19.
COVID-19 was recognized as a pandemic in March 2020 by the World Health
Organization. It is a disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Physicians working in China, particularly where the
outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, have built up knowledge of prevention and
control measures, and diagnosis and treatment of this disease. These insights are
now globally relevant. The authors of this book are senior physicians specializing in
respiratory diseases, pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine, and are all
clinical and scientific research experts working in China, with particular experience in Wuhan.