The COVID-19 Pandemic and Planetary Health. A Critical Review of Epidemiology, Prevention, Clinical Characteristics and Treatments for Oral, Head and Neck Health Professionals. Do We Have a Roadmap?
| Autor: | Geraldo Pereira Jotz, Airton Stein, Sérgio Sirena, Enrique Barros, Julio Baldisserotto, José Antônio Poli de Figueiredo, Joel Lavinsky, Liviu Steier, Carlos Dora |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 24, Iss 03, Pp e351-e358 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1809-9777 1809-4864 0040-1714 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0040-1714143 |
| Popis: | Introduction Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is potentially the greatest global public health crisis of this century. This disease emerged as an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, the capital city of the Hubei province in China, in December 2019. Otolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons and dentists are at an increased risk of occupational disease. Objective The present review summarizes currently published evidence of Covid-19 epidemiology, clinical characteristics, treatment and prevention. No proven effective treatments for this disease currently exist. Data Synthesis COVID-19 started from a zoonotic transmission event associated with a large seafood market that also traded in live wild animals, and it soon became clear that efficient person-to-person transmission was also occurring. Symptoms are varied, and not all patients develop all of them. Conclusion Social distancing seems to have been successful in several places in the world. However, this recommendation alone is not enough to contain the disease, and it is not a long-term solution. Large-scale testing by health professionals of representative samples of the population may give an estimate of the progression of the disease. Different treatments are under test and bring hope of a cure to the population. However, no current treatments (April 27, 2020) have been proven to be the key to success in the treatment of patients with COVID-19. Planetary health is a useful concept to understand the current drivers of this pandemic and to draw a roadmap for science and healthcare that may guide actions to fight economic depression and ensure a healthy recovery. |
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