Introduction, current status and preventive measures of Covid 19

Introduction, current status and preventive measures of Covid 19

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  Submitted By: Satbirsingh PhD Scholar DPSRU COVID-19
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  Introduction Anatomy of virus Modeof transmission Newly Discovered symptoms of covid-19 Covid-19 current pandemic status Protection methods Surface active/live time of virus References CONTENTS
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  Corona viruses arenon segmented, single-stranded, and positive-sense RNA genomes. six corona viruses have been known to infect human hosts and cause respiratory diseases. Among them, severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome corona virus (MERS-CoV) are zoonotic and highly pathogenic corona viruses [1]
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  COVID-19 is aninfectious disease caused by the recently found virus known as SARS-CoV-2 (or coronavirus). Before the outbreak originated in Wuhan, China on December 2019, there was no information about this virus COVID-19 SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19 DRY COUGHHIGH FEVER Irritation and constant coughing without expelling any mucus The body feels completely tired and without energy to perform normal tasks The body temperature can exceed 37.3 Celsius degrees or 99 Fahrenheit degrees TIREDNESS
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  Anatomy/ morphology ofvirus [2]
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  Mode of Transmission SARS-CoV-2:severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus MERS-CoV: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus [3] Features SARS-CoV-2 SARS-CoV MERS-CoV Transmission mode 1. Human-to-human through 2. Fomites 3. physical contact 4. aerosol droplets, 5. nosocomial transmission 6. zoonotic transmission 1. Human-to-human through 2. aerosol droplets 3. opportunistic airborne transmission 4. nosocomial transmission 5. fecal-oral transmission 6. zoonotic transmission 1. Respiratory transmission, 2. zoonotic transmission, 3. nosocomial transmission, 4. limited human-to-human transmission 5. aerosol transmission
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  1. Fever 2. Cough 3.Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing 4. Chills 5. Repeated shaking with chills 6. Muscle pain 7. Headache 8. Sore throat 9. New loss of taste or smell [4] Newly discovered symptoms for COVID 19
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  Migrated: 1 Deaths:1568 Cured / Discharged 12726 ActiveCases: 32138 COVID-19 Dashboard as on : 05 May 2020, 08:00 GMT+5:30 [5]
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  Cover your mouthand your nose with your bent elbow or a tissue when coughing Seek medical attention if you have difficulty breathing and a high fever Follow the directions of your national or local health authorities Wash your hands with an alcohol-based sanitizer or with soap and water Keep a distance of at least 1 meter between yourself and anyone who coughs or sneezes Try your best not to touch your eyes, your nose and your mouth PROTECTING YOURSELF AND PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE
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  Surface Active/Living Time material surfaceActive / living time Surface Examples metal 5 days doorknobs, jewelry, silverware wood 4 days furniture, decking plastic 2-3 days packaging like milk containers and detergent bottles, subway and bus seats, backpacks, elevator buttons stainless steel 2-3 days refrigerators, pots and pans, sinks, some water bottles cardboard 24 hours shipping boxes copper 4 hours pennies, teakettles, cookware aluminium 2-8 hours soda cans, tinfoil, water bottles glass upto 5 days drinking glasses, measuring cups, mirrors, windows ceramics 5 days dishes, pottery, mugs paper few minutes - 5 days Paper [6]
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  References 1. Unhale, Shrikrushna& Bilal, Quazi & Sanap, Shubham & Thakhre, Suraj & Wadatkar, Shreya & Bairagi, Rohit & Sagrule, Prof & Biyani, Dr. (2020). A REVIEW ON CORONA VIRUS (COVID-19). International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences. 6. 109 - 115. 2. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532743-500-were-beginning-to-understand- the-biology-of-the-covid-19-virus/ 3. Hassan S, Sheikh F N, Jamal S, et al. (March 21, 2020) Coronavirus (COVID-19): A Review of Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Cureus 12(3): e7355. doi:10.7759/cureus.7355 4. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-symptoms/ 5. https://www.mygov.in/covid-19 6. https://www.webmd.com/lung/how-long-covid-19-lives-on-surfaces