Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (Jan 2020)

Coronavirus: An emergency for healthcare professionals

  • Sumit Verma,
  • S M Manjunath,
  • Ettishree,
  • Atul Singh,
  • Madhulika Srivastava,
  • Kajal Kiran Sahoo,
  • S Vinuta,
  • Ujwal Singh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_462_20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 4
pp. 1815 – 1819

Abstract

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Coronavirus infection is a transmissible disease. It was first described in China in December, 2019. It has been said to have a person-to-person transmission after prolonged and unprotected exposure. Patients with a potential SARS-CoV-2 exposure present with symptoms of low-grade pyrexia, dry cough, or shortness of breath. People with these symptoms should contact health-care providers before seeking medical intervention so that appropriate preventive actions may be implemented. Health-care facilities should rapidly isolate suspected individuals and notify local health departments for support involved in performing laboratory tests and efforts in containment. The present article describes the nature of virus, method of detection, and its mode of transmission.

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