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VOLUME 3 , ISSUE 2 ( April-June, 2021 ) > List of Articles

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Current Evidence on Coronavirus Disease-2019: A Comprehensive Review

Seema Sharma

Citation Information : Sharma S. Current Evidence on Coronavirus Disease-2019: A Comprehensive Review. Pediatr Inf Dis 2021; 3 (2):65-73.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10081-1286

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 14-07-2021

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2021; The Author(s).


Abstract

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become an unprecedented public health challenge for clinicians and policymakers across the globe. COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been shown to affect all ages, particularly, the aged and elderly, and has reached massive proportions globally. We aim to review the current clinical epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentations, and treatment for this rapidly growing novel disease globally, and discuss infection prevention, control, and management strategies put forth by World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) to the Govt of India, and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for this huge public health concern. Reviewing the current evidence for COVID-19 is imperative to help understand effective preventive and treatment measures for this novel threat to humanity.

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