Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Department of Biochemistry, Moondust Cosmetics Ltd, West Vancouver, Canada

Publications

• Short Communication   
  A Proposed Weapon in the Anti-COVID-19 Arsenal: Percutaneous Zinc Absorption
  Author(s): Chanda Siddo-Atwal*
  
  Coronaviruses are large, enveloped, single-stranded, positive-sense RNA viruses with a genome of approximately 30 kilobases in length. The genus Coronavirus belongs to the family Coronaviridae in the order Nidovirales. They are classified into three groups. Group 1 contains various mammalian viruses including porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, porcine transmissible gastroenteritis virus, and human coronaviruses 229E and NL63. Group 2 includes canine respiratory coronavirus among other mammalian viruses and human coronavirus OC43. Human severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is considered a distant relative of this group. Group 3 contains solely avian coronaviruses. Human coronaviruses (HCoVs) cause respiratory infections, mainly, but gastroenteritis and neurological disorders may also occur. So far, at least six human coronaviruses have been described including SARS-Co.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2165-7920.2020.10.1380

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