{"id":5505,"date":"2020-08-21T10:07:43","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T10:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/comic_strip\/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-epidemiology-of-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T09:04:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T09:04:11","slug":"what-we-know-so-far-about-the-epidemiology-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"comic_strip","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-epidemiology-of-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"What we know so far about the epidemiology of COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">It has been six months since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the research community has been working tirelessly to understand everything about the disease that can help in controlling its spread. The understanding of several epidemiologic aspects of the disease, such as the mean incubation period or the mean serial interval, has been evolving continuously as research progresses and may vary greatly by country and stage of pandemic. However, many aspects are now sufficiently well known, including mode of transmission, comorbidities, and high-risk populations.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">We bring you an infographic that summarizes some of the important information research has uncovered until now so that it is easy to follow at a glance.<\/span><\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" class=\"responsive\" data-file_info=\"%7B%22fid%22:%2210320%22,%22view_mode%22:%22default%22,%22fields%22:%7B%22format%22:%22default%22,%22field_file_image_alt_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Alt%20text%22,%22field_file_image_title_text%5Bund%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D%22:%22Default%20Title%20Text%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Btextfield%5D%22:%22%22,%22field_image_tags%5Bund%5D%5Bvalue_field%5D%22:%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%5C%22%22%7D,%22type%22:%22media%22%7D\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/R_Concept_Epidemiology%20of%20COVID-19.png\" style=\"\" title=\"Default Title Text\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">Feel free to download and share this infographic with your peers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:11.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif\">The information in this piece is based on <span class=\"MsoHyperlink\" style=\"color:blue\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.researcher.life\/?utm_source=insightsrow&amp;utm_medium=contentmarketing&amp;utm_campaign=covidarticle4\" style=\"color:blue; 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