TY - JOUR JO - Archives of Medical Science - Atherosclerotic Diseases SN - 2451-0629 VL - 6 IS - 1 PY - 2021 ID - Ramphul2021 TI - A comprehensive review and update on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): what do we know now in 2021? AB - It has been more than a year since the new virus called severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was identified in Wuhan, China. The disease it causes was named Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and on 11 March 2020 it was declared a pandemic. As the virus continues to spread, the number of patients worldwide has already crossed the 100 million mark with more than 2 million deaths. We sought to provide an update on the progress made in identifying the virus, its pathophysiology, risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, and smoking, as well as various methods of treatment. Our review also provided an overview of the different vaccines. AU - Ramphul, Kamleshun AU - Ramphul, Yogeshwaree AU - Park, Yun AU - Lohana, Petras AU - Kaur Dhillon, Balkiranjit AU - Sombans, Shaheen SP - 5 EP - 13 DA - 2021 DO - 10.5114/amsad.2021.105065 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/amsad.2021.105065 ER -