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Overview of Covid-19[edit | edit source]
COVID-19, a global pandemic disease, is among the large family of corona virus and it is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[1] This novel coronavirus was named Coronavirus Disease-2019 ( COVID-19) by WHO in Febuary,2020.[2] This viral diseases,corona viruses, are zoonotic[3] and COVID-19 is not only a contagious respiratory diseases and it can also cause epidemics[4]. Like the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus that first appeared in China, COVID-19 was also first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Given the fact that this condition can currently be described as a pandemic condition, there is no definitive cure for this disease. Nevertheless, the prevention mechanism by activating the infection control mechanism is necessary to minimize the spread of the disease. Oxygen therapy and other symptomatic treatment of a person with COVID-19 are also standard means of care.
Pathological Process[edit | edit source]
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Clinical Presentation[edit | edit source]
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High risk population[edit | edit source]
Diagnostic Procedures[edit | edit source]
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Management / Interventions[edit | edit source]
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Differential Diagnosis[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Zu ZY, Jiang MD, Xu PP, Chen W, Ni QQ, Lu GM, Zhang LJ. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Perspective from China. Radiology. 2020 Feb 21:200490.
- ↑ World Health Organization. Director-General's remarks at the media briefing on 2019-nCoV on 11 February 2020. 2020/2/18)[2020-02-21]. https://www. who. int/dg/speeches/detail/who-directorgeneral-s-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-2019-ncov-on-11-february-2020. 2020.
- ↑ Chan JF, Lau SK, To KK, Cheng VC, Woo PC, Yuen KY. Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: another zoonotic betacoronavirus causing SARS-like disease. Clinical microbiology reviews. 2015 Apr 1;28(2):465-522.
- ↑ Levine, D., Spratt, H., Hanks, J., & Woods, C., 2020. Novel Coronavirus: A Wake-Up Call For Best Practices In Preventing Pathogen Transmission.[online] Available at: <https://www.apta.org/Blogs/PTTransforms/2020/3/10/CoronaBestPractices/> [Accessed 14 March 2020].
