SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Infection: Molecular and Clinical Aspects

Dear Colleagues,

The onset of the SARS-CoV-2 virus infection has deeply changed our vision of virology and infectious diseases. After three years of the pandemic, an increasing number of papers were published on this subject, but our knowledge of virus biology, pathogenesis, and clinical impact is partially notwithstanding all efforts performed.

The study of basic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 replication, the virological and immunological aspects of the infection, and the analysis of specific clinical evolution including the problem of comorbidities, long-Covid, vaccine impact, and treatment choices, represent a fundamental field of scientific interest.

In this Special Issue of Microorganisms, we should like to offer the reader a collection of papers on these SARS-CoV-2-related items in order to describe these pivotal aspects and display new observations to shed light on the SARS-CoV-2 “mystery”. We think that only a multidisciplinary approach may represent a better way to achieve a more exhaustive comprehension of SARS-CoV-2 infection as a model to study other present and future infections by viruses.

Prof. Dr. Davide Gibellini
Dr. Erica Diani
Guest Editors

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