EDITORIAL: COVID-19 TheCOVID-19pandemichasdisruptedvirtuallyall aspectsofhumanactivityworldwidemore than any other catastrophes in the past 100 years, with the possible exception of the two world wars. COVID-19 is a viral disease that is highly contagious and often lethal, especially to elderly persons with underlying disease. Because little is known about many aspects of the disease, Jeff Williams and I decided to devote an entire issue of the Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society to COVID-19. Fortunately, Fred Lopez, M.D.
of the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, an internationally recognized expert in infectious diseases, agreed to be the editor of this issue, and he has assembled other experts to contribute. All of us, regardless of our medical specialty, need to know more about COVID-19, and this issue of the Journal provides a good starting point in this endeavor.
D. Luke Glancy, M.D. Editor-in-Chief
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