512 KB21 KB200520252020Tomašič, Tihomirštevilka:2letnik:71str. 107-111ISSN:0014-8229COBISSID_HOST:21000451URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-TSURB8KYslSlovensko farmacevtsko društvoFarmacevtski vestnikkoronaviruspandemija covid-19PandemijeVirusne infekcijeKoronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in bolezen covid-19| Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and covid-19 disease|Outbreak of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in China in the end of 2019 was followed by its rapid spread all over the world due to its high virulence and the absence of immunity among the general population. Therefore, on 11th March 2020 the World Health Organisation has declared a global pandemic, since the virus causes a dangerous covid-19 disease, which can be fatal in a large proportion of high-risk patients. Although new facts about SARS-CoV-2 and covid-19 are coming daily, many important questions remain unanswered. In this review article we present current understanding of SARS-CoV-2 and covid-19 diseaseIzbruhu novega koronavirusa SARS-CoV-2 na Kitajskem konec leta 2019 je sledilo hitro širjenje okužbe po svetu zaradi velike virulentnosti virusa in odsotnosti imunosti v populaciji. Zato je 11. marca 2020 Svetovna zdravstvena organizacija razglasila pandemijo, saj virus povzroča nevarno bolezen covid-19, ki je lahko smrtna pri velikem deležu obolelih v rizičnih skupinah. Čeprav o virusu SARS-CoV-2 in bolezni covid-19 na osnovi intenzivnih raziskav vemo vedno več, na številna pomembna vprašanja še ne poznamo končnega odgovora. V preglednem članku predstavljamo znana dejstva o virusu SARSCoV-2 in poteku bolezni covid-19TEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaSlovensko farmacevtsko društvo