SARS-CoV-2 variants and COVID-19: An overview

Lakshman Samaranayake; Kausar Sadia Fakhruddin

doi:10.12968/DENU.2021.48.3.235

SARS-CoV-2 variants and COVID-19: An overview

Lakshman Samaranayake
, Kausar Sadia Fakhruddin

University of Sharjah

The University of Hong Kong

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Abstract

All viruses, including coronaviruses, change over time. This leads to multiple progenies of viral strains, with virulence traits that are unlike those of their parents. This article provides an overview of how viral variants emerge, and the signs and symptoms of variant-related COVID-19.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	235-238
Number of pages	4
Journal	Dental update
Volume	48
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12968/DENU.2021.48.3.235
State	Published - Mar 2021

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