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Current Topics in SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 - Two Years After

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Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

Fundación Universitaria Autónoma De Las Américas,
Colombia

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Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales

Fundación Universitaria Autónoma De Las Américas

Published29 March 2023

Doi10.5772/intechopen.100818

ISBN978-1-80356-234-6

Print ISBN978-1-80356-233-9

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-80356-235-3

Copyright year2023

Number of pages356

Part of the book seriesInfectious Diseases

Issn2631-6188

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Table of Contents

Open access  chapters

1. Introductory Chapter: Lessons from SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 after Two Years of Pandemic

By Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales and D. Katterine Bonilla-Aldana

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3. Perspective Chapter: COVID-19 behind Ground Glasses

By Bahadır Ertürk and Zamir Kemal Ertürk

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4. Perspective Chapter: SARS-CoV-2 Variants – Two Years Post-Onset of the Pandemic

By Adekunle Sanyaolu, Aleksandra Marinkovic, Stephanie Prakash, Chuku Okorie, Abdul Jan, Priyank Desai, Abu Fahad Abbasi, Jasmine Mangat, Zaheeda Hosein, Kareem Hamdy, Nafees Haider, Nasar Khan, Rochelle Annan, Olanrewaju Badaru, Ricardo Izurieta and Stella Smith

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5. SARS-CoV-2 Mutation Mechanism, Features, and Future Perspective

By Tahereh Alinejad, Danial Zareh, Zuo Hao, Tengfei Zhou and Cheng-shui Chen

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7. Perspective Chapter: Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (VOCs) and Their Impact on Transmission Rate, Disease Severity and Breakthrough Infections

By Arbind Kumar, Aashish Sharma, Narendra Vijay Tirpude, Yogendra Padwad, Shaifali Sharma and Sanjay Kumar

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8. SARS-CoV-2 Variant Surveillance in Genomic Medicine Era

By Carmen Cristina Diaconu, Ioana Madalina Pitica, Mihaela Chivu-Economescu, Laura Georgiana Necula, Anca Botezatu, Iulia Virginia Iancu, Ana Iulia Neagu, Elena L. Radu, Lilia Matei, Simona Maria Ruta and Coralia Bleotu

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9. Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment for SARS-CoV-2 Variants

By Naheed Akhter, Sadia Sana, Muhammad Adnan Ahsan, Zafaar Siddique, Abu Huraira and Somara Sana

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13. Perspective Chapter: Bioinformatics Study of the Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein

By Črtomir Podlipnik, Radostina Alexandrova, Sebastian Pleško, Urban Bren and Marko Jukič

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17. Perspective Chapter: Tracking Trails of SARS CoV-2 – Variants to Therapy

By Ankur Kumar, Manju O. Pai, Gaurav Badoni, Arpana Singh, Ankit Agrawal and Balram Ji Omar

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18. SARS-COV-2 Pandemic: How to Maintain a COVID-free Hospital

By Marco Bassanello, Ugo Coli, Antonio Tegon, Maria Teresa Pasqualini, Aldo Farencena, Matteo Geretto and Maurizio D’Aquino

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