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Publications Tagged with "COVID-19"

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Overview of COVID-19 As Global Pandemic

Musmade Nirmala Ashok et al.
10/1/2020

Beginning of the new decade was highlighted with the global outbreak of Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). It is a kind of viral pneumonia which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), a new strain of Coronavirus. This outbreak of pneumonia with unknown etiology was thought to have originated from the Huanan seafood market and was reported firstly at Wuhan, in China. On 31st January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that COVID-19 was listed as the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).The virus was named as COVID-19 on 11th February, 2020 by WHO. As it has affected the whole world, it was declared as global pandemic by WHO. SARS-CoV-2 is the betacoronavirus with presence of different proteins which helps in attachment, penetration, biosynthesis, maturation and release of newly synthesized virion particles in the host body and infect the host. COVID-19 is contagious and primarily spreads through the respiratory tract, by droplets, respiratory secretions, and direct contact. As no vaccine or drug molecule are available yet, breaking the chain, enhancing an individual's body immunity, identifying the infection early and timely medical care are the best ways to prevent COVID-19 infection. Along with Allopathy medicines, Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy medicines are used as add-ons to treat the disease. Thus, taking into consideration this global threat this review focuses on origin, morphology of SARS-CoV-2, pathogenesis, role of Ayurveda, Unani, Homeopathy and Allopathy in treatment of COVID-19 and the current scenario of vaccines against COVID-19.

Management of COVID-19 Suspected Patients in Critical Care Unit: An Overview Recommendations

Safa Bakr
8/1/2020

COVID 2019 is a sever respiratory disease caused by a type of Coronavirus called SARS – CoV-2, a novel coronavirus that has not been previously recorded in human. COVID-19 is is transmitting mainly by respiratory droplet and/or contact, person to person transmission had been pinpointed. COVID–19 may suggest with mild, moderate, or severe illness; the latter includes serious pneumonia. Early recognition of those with serious manifestations grants for urgent advanced supportive care managements and safe, fast entrance (or referral) to intensive care unit according to national obligations. For those with mild disturbance, hospitalization may not be requested unless there is interest for rapid devaluation. All patients pardoned for home should be disciplined to return to hospital if they progress any worsening of illness. We attained good and necessary results for conducting an intubation process for patients who enter intensive care unit in hospitals. We recommend that auxiliary oxygen be given immediately until SpO2 is 100% and presence of viral filtration during intubation technique. The aim of this review was to provide the best practices of intubation and ventilation amid this mass medical emergency and decrease mortality rate.

Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCOVID: A Review

Shriram Bairagi et al.
6/1/2020

The purpose of this article is to provide the information about a newly discovered viral disease called Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This disease brings different types of respiratory tract infections to the body. The article provides basic knowledge about the disease for awareness. This article covers the various aspects of the virus as in structural binding, interaction, adaptation of virus with time, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The awareness regarding this disease is essential because it has no well – defined cause and can happen to any person or animal. This disease can lead to death. Management of patients with COVID-19 begins with the establishment of an accurate diagnosis of disease followed by treatment using an appropriate medication in a manner to suppress the symptoms at first. The goal of therapy is to completely control the symptoms without producing unacceptable medication side effects. The following data contains various images for better understanding. The objective of this paper is only to create awareness and how one can avoid the disease by certain precautions. This article also helps one to understand the symptoms and can give one-self the benefit of the doubt and can cure it by proper consultation.

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Total Publications:3
Years Active:1
Latest Publication:2020
Contributing Authors:11
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