Laboratory manifestations and pathophysiological aspects of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: focusing on the digestive system.

Since December 2019, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has constituted a serious threat to global health. So far, there is little published evidence on the laboratory features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We have reviewed laboratory findings from multiple studies, mostly relating to the digestive system, since the virus outbreak.

COVID-19 pandemic: Pathophysiology and manifestations from the gastrointestinal tract.

The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by a newly identified β-coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has emerged as a dire health problem, causing a massive crisis for global health. Primary method of transmission was firstly thought to be animal to human transmission. However, it has been observed that the virus is transmitted from human to human via respiratory droplets.