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ArticleIranian journal of public health2022

The History of Corona Virus: From Neanderthals to the Present Time: A Brief Review.

Dariush D Farhud, Mahsa Azari, Atefeh Mehrabi

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Article in Iranian journal of public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Tuberculosis in Human Bones from 4000 Years Ago, Iran.Iranian journal of public health · 2024
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  4. SARS-COV-2 Notable Mutations and Variants: A Review Article.Iranian journal of public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dariush D FarhudSchool of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahsa AzariDepartment of Archeology, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran.
Atefeh MehrabiFarhud Genetic Clinic, Tehran, Iran.
Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University Medical Branch of Tehran · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Contrary to popular belief, 2019 was not the first time humans were infected by the Coronavirus. Coronavirus is one of the oldest viruses on the earth. This article discusses the history of this virus from Neanderthal time so far. We have collected a variety of articles related to coronaviruses and the extent of their interaction with humans from the first time probably appeared on earth, given that this virus is one of the ancient viruses. By examining and following the footsteps of coronaviruses in different works of literature, we found that the first homo that was infected with the coronavirus was Neanderthal. Moreover, we realized that in addition to risk factors such as age and background diseases, genetic evolution also plays an essential role in the protection of the body against coronavirus. On the other hand, this virus has evolved throughout history gradually, the same as humans. The presence of disease in humans, in any period of history, causes changes in human quality of life. Therefore, paying attention to the background of ancient diseases reveals principal information about the complexity of pathogens.

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Ancient virusesCOVID-19Neanderthal

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PMID35865048
PMCPMC9276611
OpenAlexW4220872967

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