The SARS-COV2 (COVID-19) Pandemic: What Clinicians should Know | ||||
Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases | ||||
Article 2, Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2020, Page 65-92 PDF (997.36 K) | ||||
Document Type: Review article and meta analysis | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/aeji.2020.93424 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Mayssa A Saeed1; Tarik I Zaher 1; Soha E Khorshed1; Mohamed Saraya1; Taghrid Mohamed Mahmoud1; Mohamed H Emara 2; Aya M Mahrous2; Nabila Hassan Ahmed1; Fathia M Khattab3; Mona Ahmed Abdelmaksoud1; Emad H Emara4; Ahmed Nasr Eldin Bekhit1; Ahmed Khaled1; Mohammed Eleda1; Nadien K Fahim5 | ||||
1Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. | ||||
2Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology & Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelshiekh University, Kafr Elshikh, Egypt. | ||||
3Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt. | ||||
4Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelshiekh University, Kafr Elshikh, , Egypt. | ||||
5Clinical Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagzig, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
In late 2019, a novel coronavirus, now designated SARS-CoV-2, emerged and was identified as the cause of an outbreak of acute respiratory illness in Wuhan, a city in China, named as COVID-19. Since then the waves of the virus exponentially hit many countries around the globe with high rates of spread associated with variable degrees of morbidity and mortality. The WHO announced the pandemic state of the infection in March 2020 and by June 1st 2020 more than 6 million individuals and more than 370 thousands case fatalities were documented worldwide. In this article, we discussed many aspects regarding this emerged infection based on the available evidence aiming to help clinician to improve not only their knowledge but also their practices toward this infection. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
SARS-COV2; COVID-19; Pandemic; Clinicians | ||||
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