COVID-19

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Soraia El Baz ◽  
My Abdelmonaim El Hidan ◽  
Nadia Zouhairi ◽  
Abdelmohcine Aimrane ◽  
Redouane Chatoui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Case Fatality ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Human Coronavirus ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The World ◽  
Human Coronaviruses

Since December 2019, a pneumonia outbreak with unknown etiology occurred in Wuhan, China. Later, the pathogen was identified as novel human coronavirus and named as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was named corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and caused a pandemic. As of 23 June 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic has battered the world. More than 1.5 million people have died with over 80 million people confirmed infected. This outbreak is spreading in approximately 216 countries and regions as of 22 July 2020. Comparing the three human coronavirus, SARS and MERS have significantly higher case fatality rates than COVID-19, but COVID-19 is more infectious and spreads more easily among people. Therefore, in this chapter, the authors summarize the most fatal pandemic in recorded history. Also, they collected all information about the current knowledge about COVID-19 pandemic including similarity and differences with other human coronaviruses.

Coronavirus and Fingerprint Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Gabriel B. Iwasokun
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Viral Infection ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The World ◽  
Almost All

The corona virus disease, otherwise known as COVID-19, is an extremely communicable and pathogenic viral infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has spread to almost all the countries in the world. The transmission of the virus is through touching of the nose, eyes, or mouth by a finger that has been contaminated through droplets on a surface when a carrier sneezes or coughs. Since the existing fingerprint devices are predominantly contact based, it implies that they can aid in the transmission of the virus. This paper discusses the application of fingerprint devices in notable places with high rate of COVID-19 infection as well as the threats to fingerprint technologies and the countermeasures. The need to change focus and orientation towards contactless biometric technologies as sure solution to the fear and animosity expressed towards contact-based fingerprint technology is also expatiated.

scholarly journals Loss of Smell and Taste: Potential of Using Them as Markers for Early Detection of Covid-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Early Detection ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Viral Disease ◽  
Human Race ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The World

The world is currently witnessing a severe health crisis of its time. Everyone is juggling and struggling to fight a viral disease named Covid-19 (Corona virus disease 2019) caused by SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2). The genome of newly identified virus is less than 30,000 letters long where pathogenesis involve from being asymptomatic to deadly in all age groups. Almost everybody is at a grave risk in such an unpredictable scenario where range of symptoms are so variable from people to people making this pandemic a threat to human race.

scholarly journals COVID-19 CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC: Challenges and Managerial Strategies for Hospital as Isolation Center with special reference to Jagadguru Dattatray Hospital & Research Center, Indore.

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
Suyog S Dekhne ◽  
Ankita Ratnaparkhi Dekhne
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Research Center ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
First Case ◽  
The World ◽  
Managerial Strategies ◽  
Hospital Research

SARS CoV-2 i.e. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus-2 is the cause for spread of contagious COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease-2019) in the world. According to resources, bats are the main source for SARS-CoV-2 communication, although the virus might have jumped from another transitional host to humans. COVID-19 was first diagnosed in Wuhan, China during end of December 2019 and has since increased progressively resulting in the current corona virus pandemic. The first case of COVID-19 in India was observed on 30th January 2020. Whereas the first case of COVID-19 in Indore (MP) was reported on 23rd March 2020 and since then it is increasing rapidly resulting in scores of casualties. Before the arrival of pandemic, Indore Administrative Department, Municipal Corporation, Health Department in co-operation with private hospitals were prepared to face the change. Jagadguru Dattatray Hospital & Research Center, Indore was one of the CDCP (Center for Disease Control & Prevention) and Isolation Centers in Indore. This paper highlights the challenges and strategies adopted by a hospital as an isolation center to fight against a world spread pandemic i.e. COVID-19.

scholarly journals Literature Review of Epidemiological Phenomena: Corona Virus Disease Pandemic 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yarmaliza Yarmaliza ◽  
Teungku Nih Farisni ◽  
Fitriani Fitriani ◽  
Zakiyuddin Zakiyuddin ◽  
Fitrah Reynaldi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virus Infection ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Wuhan City ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Type ◽  
The City

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or Corona virus is a new type of coronavirus that is transmitted to humans. Corona virus infection called COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) was first discovered in the city of Wuhan, China at the end of December 2019. Until March 2, 2020, more than 80 thousand confirmed cases have been reported in China. Of these cases, 49 thousand were identified in Wuhan City. Epidemiologically, the spread or distribution of this disease has a wide social and economic impact on the world. Many literature studies about the COVID-19 outbreak, such as causes, natural history of the disease, even to the preventive and medical treatment. Since the end of 2019 until April 2020, there have been many published literature or literature studies at both national and international levels, so this paper aims to examine literature studies related to COVID-19.

Covid-19, SARS -CoV-2, Origin, transmission and treatment aspects, a brief review

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahid Nawaz
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Clinical Manifestation ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World

: The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Wuhan (china) named as corona virus disease 19(covid-19) caused by the novel corona virus SARS-CoV-2 has caused hundreds of thousands of mortalities across the world ,while the mortality rate is in millions, leading it to be declared as a global pandemic. Numerous research activities are undergoing to reveal the disease and etiological features of covid-19. In this review, some of the interesting aspects of covid-19 are discussed, that includes, the origin of the SARS-CoV-2, clinical manifestation, treatment and future aspects of the disease.

Understanding the Dynamics of COVID-19 Outbreak: Structure, Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohan R. Narkhede ◽  
Rameshwar S. Cheke ◽  
Sachin D. Shinde ◽  
Vitthal G. Kuchake ◽  
Nilesh M. Mahajan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Viral Entry ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Acute Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
World Health ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Corona Virus

: Currently, mankind is fighting against an invisible enemy. The novel Corona virus disease (COVID-19) has been spreading at a rapid rate across the world, which made World health Organization (WHO) to declare it as a pandemic disease. COVID-19 is acute respiratory tract infection that was first reported in December 2019, initially presented as pneumonia of unknown etiology in a group of patients in Wuhan, a city in the Hubei Province of China. Sometimes corona virus from animals infect human and spread further via human to human transmission similar with the case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), severe acute respiratory syndrome related coronavirus (SARS-CoV), and yet again with severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), previously referred to as 2019-nCoV (COVID-19). SARS-CoV-2 is an extremely pathogenic virus and is crushing the health systems of well-equipped developed countries. According to WHO situation report updated on October 25, 2020 over 42 million cases and 1.1 million deaths have been reported globally. Since the figure of cases continues to increase, these viruses create a threat to global public health. This review summarizes an overview on the study of novel coronavirus including origin, epidemiology, etiology, targets for viral entry and describes the clinical manifestation, diagnosis, and therapeutics used in clinical settings. Furthermore, our review focuses on the most up-to-date clinical information for the effective management, prevention, and counseling provided to control COVID-19 worldwide.

scholarly journals COVID-19 in Africa: rethinking the tools to manage future pandemics

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1509-17
Author(s):  
Ismaila Emahi ◽  
Mimmie CNC Watts ◽  
Samuel Azibere ◽  
Joseph F Morrison ◽  
Kwabena AN Sarpong
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
World Health ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Preventative Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Science Leadership ◽  
Low Rate

Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains an incurable, progressive pneumonia-like illness characterized by fever, dry cough, fatigue, and headache during its early stages. COVID-19 has ultimately resulted in mortality in at least 2 million people worldwide. Millions of people globally have already been affected by this disease, and the numbers are expected to increase, perhaps until an effective cure or vaccine is identified.Although Africa was initially purported by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be severely hit by the pandemic, Africa recorded the least number of cases during the first wave, with lowest rates of infections, compared to Asia, Europe, and the Americas. This statistic might be attributed to the low testing capacity, existing public health awareness and lessons learnt during Ebola epidemic. Nonetheless, the relatively low rate of infection should be an opportunity for Africa to be better prepared to overcome this and future epidemics.In this paper, the authors provide insights into the dynamics and transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) during the first wave of the pandemic; possible explanations into the relatively low rates of infection recorded in Africa; with recommendations for Africa to continue to fight Covid-19; and position itself to effectively manage future pandemics. Keywords: Covid-19; Ebola; Science Leadership in Africa; Vaccine; SARS-COV-2; Preventative Health; Future Pandemics.

scholarly journals Physiological and clinical aspects in COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-206
Author(s):  
R. Kodidala Satyanath ◽  
J. Sorout ◽  
S. Jayachandra ◽  
A. Gandhi ◽  
S. Kacker
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Recent Decade ◽  
World Health ◽  
Definitive Treatment ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Clinical Aspects ◽  
New Public Health ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

There is a new public health crises threatening globally with the emergence and spread of 2019 novel corona virus (COVID-19) or the severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In very recent decade we have seen endemic outbreaks in the form of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome related coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Now we again see the emergence of another serious outbreak due to a new strain called the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This SARS-CoV-2 initially presented as pneumonia of unknown etiology with group of symptoms including fever, dry cough and shortness of breath in a cluster of patients in December 2019 Wuhan, China. COVID-19 now has quickly became a health emergency now across worldwide. SARS-CoV-2 is a newly emerging human infectious corona virus that causes COVID-19, now this has been recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11th March, 2020. Because of the pathogenesis and proliferation pathways of COVID-19 are still unknown the development of vaccine was not developed yet and definitive treatment was not implemented. Therefore, in this article, new potential COVID-19 therapies are briefly reviewed. The world is in emergent need for searching of possible medications for COVID-19.

COVID 19: REALS AND CHALLENGES AGAINST DOCTORS

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-87
Author(s):  
Zen Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Virus Disease ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
World Health ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Wuhan City ◽  
Traditional Markets ◽  
Pneumonia Case ◽  
The World ◽  
New Type ◽  
Health Organization

Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19) is a contagious disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which was discovered in December 2019 in China. This disease can cause clinical manifestations in the airway, lung and systemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) representative of China reported a pneumonia case with unknown etiology in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China on December 31, 2019. The cause was identified as a new type of coronavirus on January 7, 2020 with an estimated source of the virus from traditional markets (seafood market). ) Wuhan city

scholarly journals Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) related coronavirus in bats

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Geng ◽  
Peng Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
First Century ◽  
Intermediate Hosts ◽  
Human Coronavirus ◽  
Transmission Potential ◽  
Disease Agent ◽  
And Control ◽  
Genomic Similarity

AbstractThree major human coronavirus disease outbreaks, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), occurred in the twenty-first century and were caused by different coronaviruses (CoVs). All these viruses are considered to have originated from bats and transmitted to humans through intermediate hosts. SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2, disease agent of COVID-19, shared around 80% genomic similarity, and thus belong to SARS-related CoVs. As a natural reservoir of viruses, bats harbor numerous other SARS-related CoVs that could potentially infect humans around the world, causing SARS or COVID-19 like outbreaks in the future. In this review, we summarized the current knowledge of CoVs on geographical distribution, genetic diversity, cross-species transmission potential and possible pathogenesis in humans, aiming for a better understanding of bat SARS-related CoVs in the context of prevention and control.

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