Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
Rohrich, Rod J.; Hamilton, Kristy L.; Avashia, Yash; Savetsky, Ira
Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic is evolving rapidly, and its course is altering the landscape for all citizens of the world, including plastic surgeons. Much remains unknown. However, an increasing body of evidence is guiding swift global action against the virus. The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, responsible for COVID-19, was identified in Wuhan, Hubei province, China in December 2019, notably close to a wet animal market that sells poultry, snakes and bats. The virus shares most of its genetic sequence with coronaviruses found in bats and is thought to arise from that animal, although an infected bat with SARS-CoV-2 has not yet been identified to confirm this theory.
Keywords
Epidemiology