Biological Properties of SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Epidemiological Impact and Clinical Consequences
المؤلف | Hoteit, R. |
المؤلف | Hoteit, Reem |
المؤلف | Yassine, Hadi M. |
تاريخ الإتاحة | 2022-09-12T16:31:56Z |
تاريخ النشر | 2022-06-01 |
اسم المنشور | Vaccines |
المعرّف | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10060919 |
الاقتباس | Hoteit, R., & Yassine, H. M. (2022). Biological Properties of SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Epidemiological Impact and Clinical Consequences. Vaccines, 10(6), 919. |
الملخص | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a virus that belongs to the coronavirus family and is the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As of May 2022, it had caused more than 500 million infections and more than 6 million deaths worldwide. Several vaccines have been produced and tested over the last two years. The SARS-CoV-2 virus, on the other hand, has mutated over time, resulting in genetic variation in the population of circulating variants during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has also shown immune-evading characteristics, suggesting that vaccinations against these variants could be potentially ineffective. The purpose of this review article is to investigate the key variants of concern (VOCs) and mutations of the virus driving the current pandemic, as well as to explore the transmission rates of SARS-CoV-2 VOCs in relation to epidemiological factors and to compare the virus’s transmission rate to that of prior coronaviruses. We examined and provided key information on SARS-CoV-2 VOCs in this study, including their transmissibility, infectivity rate, disease severity, affinity for angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors, viral load, reproduction number, vaccination effectiveness, and vaccine breakthrough. |
اللغة | en |
الناشر | MDPI |
الموضوع | clinical consequences coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemiological factors mutations severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) |
النوع | Article Review |
رقم العدد | 6 |
رقم المجلد | 10 |
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