Have the malaria eradication measures been behind the COVID-19 pandemic? | ||||
| Sohag Medical Journal | ||||
| Article 17, Volume 24, Issue 2, April 2020, Page 102-106 PDF (544.24 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/smj.2020.26898.1121 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Hassan Mohammed Elnady  
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| Department of Neurology and Psychological medicine, Faculty of medicine, Sohage University, Sohag, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The world is now facing a pandemic of the novel Corona virus (COVID-19), medical experts are puzzled and searching for some explanation. It is the responsibility of all of us working in the medical field to observe, think, and ask to inspire those who are more specialized in dealing with this disaster. The story started on 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) was alerted to the emergence of cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology detected in Wuhan city, China. Within days, Chinese health authorities identified 44 more cases. A novel coronavirus was subsequently isolated from patients. On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) temporarily named this new virus as the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019‐nCoV). On 30 January 2020, WHO announced the 2019‐nCoV epidemic a public health emergency of international concern. On 11 February 2020, the WHO formally named the disease triggered by 2019‐nCoV as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| novel Corona virus; COVID-19; pandemic | ||||
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