COVID-19: Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Weapons

Overview

The ongoing episode of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has imposed a serious threat to global health and the world economy. The disease has rapidly acquired a pandemic status affecting almost all populated areas of the planet.

The causative agent of COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2. The virus has an approximate 30 kb single-stranded positive-sense RNA genome.
In this educational session, we are going to understand the pathogenesis of COVID-19 is its importance for the development of new therapeutic weapons.