Coronavirus nCOVID-19: A pandemic disease and the Saudi precautions
Autor: | Khulud Bukhari, Areej Mohammad Al-Taweel, Hanan Y. Aati, Raha Orfali, Sarah I. Bukhari, Shagufta Perveen, Muhammad Shafiq ul Azam |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pharmaceutical Science
Context (language use) medicine.disease_cause World health Article 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Health care Pandemic medicine 030212 general & internal medicine China Coronavirus Affected places Coronavirus Pharmacology business.industry Transmission (medicine) lcsh:RM1-950 medicine.disease Geography lcsh:Therapeutics. Pharmacology Deaths Middle East respiratory syndrome Arabian Peninsula Precautionary measures business |
Zdroj: | Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal : SPJ Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, Vol 28, Iss 7, Pp 888-897 (2020) Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal |
ISSN: | 2213-7475 1319-0164 |
Popis: | Now nCOVID-19 has a foothold in many countries, and the threat of a pandemic situation has risen. Recently a novel coronavirus (nCOVID-19) has first emerged in China, causing multiple symptoms in humans and closely related to those caused by SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome). The nCOVID-19 has reported in Wuhan city of China has recently infected over six million people and at least 0.4 million confirmed deaths all over the world, while 2.8 million people has recovered from this deadly virus. Many instances of this respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection have already reported in more than 216 countries and territories. In contrast, the majority of cases reported in the USA, Brazil, Russia, Spain, UK, Italy, France and many more countries. In today's context, the coronavirus is one of the significant issues faced by the world with plenty of cases. In these circumstances, rapid reviews which recommended by WHO (World Health Organization), and these recommendations are very significant, helpful and cover current data with different preventive measures developed by the Saudi CDC (Saudi Centre for Disease Prevention and Control). This review article describes the possible modes of transmission so that proper preventive actions should be taking. Importantly, this work mentioned the animal reservoir through which may infect humans, and it must be identified to break the transmission chain. In additions, this review paper briefly discussed the spread of the coronavirus in the Arabian Peninsula and what precaution measures are in place by each country to limit the spreading of this virus. Finally, since the number of infected people specifically those with close contact with nCOVID-19 patients is increasing daily and appears unstoppable, we used the preventive measures by pharmacists as part of health care professions. |
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