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| ==1. Overview of COVID-19 and its challenges==
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| ===1.1 COVID-19: The terminology===
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| As the disease progressed, public confusion grew regarding the terminology surrounding the disease.<ref name="EnserinkUpdate20">{{cite web |url=https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/bit-chaotic-christening-new-coronavirus-and-its-disease-name-create-confusion |title=Update: ‘A bit chaotic.’ Christening of new coronavirus and its disease name create confusion |author=Enserink, M. |work=Science |date=12 February 2020 |accessdate=30 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="JiangADistinct20">{{cite journal |title=A distinct name is needed for the new coronavirus |journal=The Lancet |author=Jiang, S.; Shi, Z.; Shu, Y. et al. |volume=395 |issue=10228 |page=949 |year=2020 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30419-0 |pmid=32087125}}</ref>
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| ===1.2 COVID-19: History and impact (so far)===
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| Check various sources here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019
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| ===1.3 Challenges of managing the disease in the human population===
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| * median incubation period : https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200317175438.htm
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| * asymptomatic and presymptomatic virus shedding : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7074995/ and https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/covid-19/asymptomatic-carriers-covid-19-make-it-tough-target
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| * high viral loads and cardiac issues : http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/early/2020/03/18/j.jacc.2020.03.031 and https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2763846
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
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