Autor: |
Ogundunmade, Babatunde G. |
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Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy; Jan-Mar2022, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p68-75, 8p |
Abstrakt: |
Several cases of pneumonia of unknown cause were reported in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China on 31 Dec. 2019 while novel strain of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 was subsequently identified as causative factor ofCOVID-19. It thenspread from that first cluster in Wuhan to become a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) and was later recognised by WHO as a pandemic.The COVID-19 pandemic has since caused unprecedented public health challenge and reorganization of the world order. Long term effects of COVID-19 (Long COVID) was recognized in 2020 summer. It wasinitially described as symptoms that lasted for longer than 4weeks before a better definition came up as symptoms persisting for 12weeks and beyond. The cardiopulmonary, neurological and musculoskeletal presentations in Long COVID makes leveraging on rehabilitation in its management inevitable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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