Corona virus: An emerging threat to mankind

Pages: 166-169
Ankur Sharma (Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manav Rachna Dental College, FDS, MRIIRS, Faridabad, Haryana)
Nisha Rani Yadav (Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manav Rachna Dental College, FDS, MRIIRS, Faridabad, Haryana)
Meena Jain (Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manav Rachna Dental College, FDS, MRIIRS, Faridabad, Haryana)
Arundeep Singh (Manav Rachna Dental College, FDS, MRIIRS, Faridabad, Haryana)
DDSV Sindhuja (Manav Rachna Dental College, FDS, MRIIRS, Faridabad, Haryana)
Indu Chaudhary (Manav Rachna Dental College, FDS, MRIIRS, Faridabad, Haryana)
Aparna Aggarwal (Oral Medicine and Radiology, Jazan, Saudi Arabia)

COVID-19 pandemic has become an issue of international emergency. Newly available data from China, Europe, USAand India provides insight on this disease, its epidemiology and pathophysiology. These insights may guide in formulating strategies and interventions to contain and manage the outbreak. Pneumonia cases caused by novel beta corona virus first emerged in Wuhan, China in the end of 2019.This outbreak has brought the importance of analyzing the epidemiological data on the virus, its spread as well as on prediction of its spread, risk factors and outcomes. Based on the available data and published evidence, we systematically discuss the characteristics of COVID-19 for providing a reference for future studies and to find out ways for the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic.