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11 hours ago · e. This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in May 2020, the virus which causes the coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
3 days ago · v. t. e. The history of coronaviruses is an account of the discovery of the diseases caused by coronaviruses and the diseases they cause. It starts with the first report of a new type of upper-respiratory tract disease among chickens in North Dakota, U.S., in 1931. The causative agent was identified as a virus in 1933.
5 days ago · The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) works with the countries of the Americas to improve the health and quality of life of their populations. Founded in 1902, it is the world’s oldest international public health agency. It serves as the Regional Office of WHO for the Americas and is the specialized health agency of the Inter-American ...
5 days ago · COVID-19, highly contagious respiratory illness, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 is caused by the coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2. There is no cure for COVID-19, but individuals can be protected against severe illness through vaccination. Learn about the symptoms, treatment, and prevention of COVID-19.
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2 days ago · Pandemia COVID-19 – pandemia zakaźnej choroby COVID-19 wywoływanej przez koronawirusa SARS-CoV-2 [4]. Rozpoczęła się jako epidemia 17 listopada 2019 w mieście Wuhan, w prowincji Hubei, w środkowych Chinach, a 11 marca 2020 została uznana przez Światową Organizację Zdrowia (WHO) za pandemię [5] [6] [1] [2] .
2 days ago · Pandemic, outbreak of infectious disease that occurs over a wide geographical area and that is of high prevalence, generally affecting a significant proportion of the world’s population over the course of several months. Learn about how pandemics arise and about pandemic preparedness and historical pandemics.
2 days ago · WHO defines health positively as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”. Each year WHO celebrates its date of establishment, April 7, 1948, as World Health Day. With administrative headquarters in Geneva, governance of WHO operates through the World Health Assembly ...
