id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-029813-o2uzcuai Rusconi, Stefano COVID-19: studying the global pandemic – foreword 2020-07-27 .txt text/plain 2723 131 43 This special issue of Future Virology contains nine articles on diverse aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its causative agent, SARS-CoV-2. The topics range from basic virology on coronavirus evolution and replication to identification of repurposed therapeutics for clinical testing to public health issues including the conundrums of asymptomatic viral transmission and risks to homeless populations. The Commentary by Parvez [1] briefly reviews the detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in fecal samples, including its persistence, and the finding of gastrointestinal complaints in a minority of hospitalized patients. While it is clear that this phytochemical has multiple pharmacological activities, as reviewed previously [10] , this in silico report does not provide biologic data on rutin's possible effects in SARS-CoV-2 infection. Detection of relatively high SARS-CoV-2 RNA loads in upper respiratory tract samples has been reported in both presymptomatic (late incubation period) and truly asymptomatic infected persons. Transmission and clinical characteristics of asymptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection ./cache/cord-029813-o2uzcuai.txt ./txt/cord-029813-o2uzcuai.txt