【重磅】顶级期刊《JAMA》:72314例新冠肺炎病例带来的中国经验
COVID-19爆发的流行病学特征
图1:COVID-19确诊病例的流行曲线
COVID-19与SARS和MERS的比较
不过,SARS致死率为9.6%,MERS致死率为34.4%,而COVID-19病死率为2.6%,尽管病死率低但是影响人数更多,同时病死率在湖北省内(2.9%)和省外(0.4%)存在重大差异。另外,SARS和MERS的大多数继发传播都发生在医院内,虽然COVID-19也存在医院内传播,但是根据中国疾控中心的报告,有64%的感染是发生在家庭内。
对COVID-19流行病的反应
COVID-19爆发的时候正临近春节,春运期间将有数十亿人次乘坐火车以及飞机。因此,中国政府迅速采取行动,将确诊患者在医院指定病房中隔离,在极短时间里建立了两家新医院来接收武汉和湖北地区新确诊患者,对接触过病例的追踪者进行居家隔离或送往指定隔离场所,呼吁民众取消一切聚会并对湖北各城市的交通进行了限制。
下一步
Check 【页面左下角:阅读原文】 for updates on
COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment(如下多方面内容)
Clinical Information
Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients With 2019-nCoV Pneumonia in Wuhan, China中文 (chinese)Wang D, Hu B, Hu C, et al.
Characteristics of 2019-nCoV Infections in Beijing, China 中文 (chinese)Chang D, Lin M, Wei L, et al.
Presumed Asymptomatic Carrier Transmission of COVID-19Bai Y, Yao L, Wei T, et al.
Positive RT-PCR Test Results in Patients Recovered From COVID-19Lan L, Xu D, Ye G, et al.
Novel Coronavirus Infection in Hospitalized Infants Under 1 Year of Age in ChinaWei M, Yuan J, Liu Y, Fu T, Yu X, Zhang Z
COVID-19 in Singapore—Current Experience and Critical Issues That Require ActionWong JEL, Leo YS, Tan CC
Multimedia
February 13 Q&A with China CDC Chief Epidemiologist Zunyou Wu, MD, PhD
Outbreak Map
Map of the Coronavirus Outbreak
The Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering has developed an online dashboard to visualize and track reported COVID-19 cases on a daily timescale; the complete set of data is downloadable as a google sheet.
CDC Guidance
The CDC maintains website posting the latest information regarding infectious diseases. The following are links to selected webpages along with summaries of information that clinicians and patients need to know about COVID-19.
How patients will present with coronavirus infection
How to assess patients for risk factors for coronavirus infection
What prevention methods should be employed
How to treat coronavirus infection
What to do when coming in close contact with a patient who has a coronavirus infection
Recommendations regarding travel to areas where coronavirus is known to exist
Interim guidance regarding how to evaluate patients
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素材来源:生物探索、医学期刊《JAMA》