COVID-19 pandemic reflections in philately

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Pekesen M., Ataman A. D., Vatanoglu-Lutz E.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI, cilt.46, sa.5, ss.479-489, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1515/tjb-2021-0128
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.479-489
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, history of coronavirus, MERS, philately, SARS
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Contagious diseases have always been a big challenge for so many civilizations in the past and they resulted in numerous numbers of death and big historical changes. Also somany contagious diseaseswhich have been thought to be eradicatedstill continue to havemutations and endanger health. COVID-19(SARS-CoV-2) endemic started in the city ofWuhan, China inDecember 2019 and turned into a pandemic in a short time. When we look at the history, we seemany other corona virus types (e.g. SARS, MERS) causing pandemic. This article provides an overview of the history and progression of the coronavirus through the COVID-19 outbreak, which is rapidly spreading and posing a threat. In addition, it is aimed to thank all healthcare professionals who work with great sacrifice all over the world during the COVID-19 Pandemic process and to use stamps, which are a great cultural treasure in terms of public health awareness.