SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) by the numbers

2020/01/01 by Yinon M. Bar‐On, Bar-On, Yinon M., Avi I. Flamholz +5 · 3 citations
Mathematics · #COVID-19 epidemiological studies #FOS: Biological sciences #Other Quantitative Biology (q-bio.OT)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2003.12886

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Abstract

(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The COVID-19 pandemic is a harsh reminder of the fact that, whether in a single human host or a wave of infection across continents, viral dynamics is often a story about the numbers. In this article we provide a one-stop, curated graphical source for the key numbers (based mostly on the peer-reviewed literature) about the SARS-CoV-2 virus that is responsible for the pandemic. The discussion is framed around two broad themes: i) the biology of the virus itself; ii) the characteristics of the infection of a single human host.

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