Current knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 transmission modes
Management of waste from healhcare activities in context of COVID-19 epidemic

SARS-CoV-2, for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related CoronaVirus-2, belongs to the Coronaviridae family, which includes six other coronaviruses capable of infecting humans.

This is an enveloped virus, 120 to 160 nm in size, with a helical capsid and a genome made up of single-stranded RNA of around 30,000 nucleotides. The external structure comprises S glycoproteins (spike or spicule) that form a sort of crown on the viral membrane. This surface protein binds to the ACE2 cell receptor, which is expressed in many of the body's tissues. SARS-CoV-2 mainly infects epithelial cells of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts,...