BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
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https://doi.org/10.52340/mid.2021.475Keywords:
COVID-19, SARS-CoV, Coronavirus, Epidemiology, PreventionAbstract
The article provides morphological and functional characterization of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) based on the latest scientific research data, study of biological properties, epidemiology and the course of the infectious process in humans, some issues of treatment and prevention.
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