Epidemiology of COVID-19

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METİNTAŞ S.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY, vol.22, no.4, pp.2-7, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.4103/ejop.ejop_55_20
  • Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.2-7
  • Keywords: Coronavirus disease 2019, epidemiology, pandemic, HOSPITALIZED-PATIENTS, SARS-COV-2, TRANSMISSION
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Acknowledging the epidemiological parameters is essential in the control of coronavirus disease 2019, which has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. To define the macroscopic behavior and control of the disease in the society, the incubation period, serial interval, reproductive coefficient, doubling time of the infection, growth rate, curve flattening index, case fatality rate, and the rate of asymptomatic cases should be well known.