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- Omer Benjakob (February 9, 2020). "On Wikipedia, a fight is raging over coronavirus disinformation". Wired (magazine). Retrieved February 9, 2020.
While a short and generic Wikipedia page on "coronavirus" had existed since 2013, the article about the "2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak" was created on January 5, 2020. Four days later, a new article was spun off from it, dedicated solely to the "Novel coronavirus" – officially known as 2019-nCoV. Yet another was created in February to detail the symptoms of the respiratory disease caused by the virus.
- Noam Cohen (15 February 2020). "How Wikipedia Prevents the Spread of Coronavirus Misinformation". Wired. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
His point, and it's really indisputable, is that this mammoth online project has developed a personality, a purpose, a soul. Now, as the new coronavirus outbreak plays out across its many pages, we can see that Wikipedia has also developed a conscience.
- Donald G. McNeil, Jr. (October 22, 2020). "Wikipedia and W.H.O. Join to Combat Covid Misinformation". The New York Times.
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- RM, 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease → Coronavirus disease 2019, Moved, 12 February 2020, Discussion
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- MRV, Reclosed as no consensus, 21 November 2020, Discussion
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Section sizes |
Section size for COVID-19 (65 sections)
Section name | Byte count | Section total |
(Top) | 15,318 | 15,318 |
Nomenclature | 6,528 | 6,528 |
Symptoms and signs | 159 | 9,857 |
Complications | 9,698 | 9,698 |
Cause | 480 | 14,464 |
Transmission | 303 | 303 |
Virology | 6,377 | 6,377 |
SARS-CoV-2 variants | 7,304 | 7,304 |
Pathophysiology | 1,866 | 36,307 |
Respiratory tract | 1,036 | 1,036 |
Nervous system | 7,244 | 7,244 |
Gastrointestinal tract | 1,019 | 1,019 |
Cardiovascular system | 6,392 | 6,392 |
Kidneys | 597 | 597 |
Immunopathology | 6,844 | 6,844 |
Viral and host factors | 32 | 4,953 |
Virus proteins | 1,929 | 1,929 |
Host factors | 2,992 | 2,992 |
Host cytokine response | 2,875 | 2,875 |
Pregnancy response | 3,481 | 3,481 |
Diagnosis | 1,831 | 16,664 |
Viral testing | 6,575 | 6,575 |
Imaging | 3,922 | 3,922 |
Coding | 895 | 895 |
Pathology | 3,441 | 3,441 |
Prevention | 7,656 | 29,944 |
Vaccine | 988 | 988 |
Face masks and respiratory hygiene | 302 | 302 |
Indoor ventilation and avoiding crowded indoor spaces | 3,628 | 3,628 |
Hand-washing and hygiene | 2,620 | 2,620 |
Social distancing | 2,275 | 2,275 |
Surface cleaning | 9,234 | 9,234 |
Self-isolation | 1,777 | 1,777 |
International travel-related control measures | 1,464 | 1,464 |
Treatment | 325 | 325 |
Prognosis and risk factors | 13,992 | 36,682 |
Genetic risk factors | 10,043 | 10,043 |
Children | 3,589 | 3,589 |
Long-term effects | 4,366 | 4,366 |
Immunity | 4,692 | 4,692 |
Mortality | 3,781 | 41,288 |
Case fatality rate | 2,624 | 2,624 |
Infection fatality rate | 2,260 | 9,961 |
Estimates | 3,157 | 3,157 |
Earlier estimates of IFR | 4,544 | 4,544 |
Sex differences | 12,503 | 12,503 |
Ethnic differences | 6,182 | 6,182 |
Comorbidities | 6,237 | 6,237 |
History | 33,650 | 33,650 |
Misinformation | 2,496 | 2,496 |
Other species | 6,671 | 6,671 |
Research | 3,084 | 35,570 |
Transmission and prevention research | 4,916 | 4,916 |
Treatment-related research | 12,304 | 24,107 |
Cytokine storm | 7,656 | 7,656 |
Passive antibodies | 4,147 | 4,147 |
Bioethics | 3,463 | 3,463 |
See also | 607 | 607 |
References | 1,359 | 1,359 |
Further reading | 725 | 725 |
External links | 44 | 4,368 |
Health agencies | 545 | 545 |
Directories | 502 | 502 |
Medical journals | 987 | 987 |
Treatment guidelines | 2,290 | 2,290 |
Total | 292,823 | 292,823 |
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