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Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2. (SARS-CoV-2) SARS-CoV-2 first emerged in Wuhan China in December 2019 and rapidly spread worldwide. Infections have risen to 4 million with the outbreak being classified as a pandemic. Unfortunately, there is no established cure for the disease necessitating compassionate use of
Abstract In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 infection a pandemic. The management and treatment plan have been based on previous evidence on use during viral pandemics such as Spanish flu, Ebola Virus, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. SARS-CoV-2 presents a lot of complications as the disease progresses and most of these complications contribute
Abstract With the current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID 19) and no specific therapy for its management, varied drugs and drug combinations have been tried. This has led to repurposing of different drugs which have been in use for varied diseases e.g. Lopinavir/ritonavir which is used in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) management among other therapies.
Abstract: Good sanitation and hygiene have been recommended as an effective response in managing and controlling transmission of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Adherence to given recommendations reduces the transmission rate and lowers overall infections and number of cases in a disease. Hand washing has been identified to be one of the key measures that will help
Coagulopathies and bleeding disorders are a group of disease states characterized by impaired clotting of blood. This can lead to either clotting of blood in circulation or excessive bleeding both of which are fatal. Normal control of bleeding is controlled by platelets and clotting factors (produced from the liver) in a coordinated mechanism such as
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Heart failure is characterized by the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to supply different body organs with sufficient nourishment for optimal function. There are varied causes of heart failure and depending on the manifestation, the management approaches adopted also vary. When the ability of the heart to pump blood out is compromised,
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Abstract: Disease outbreaks impact human lives negatively in different facets. To curtail the extent of such devastation, it is imperative to design, implement and monitor interventions that can contain the outbreak with minimal impact. With the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan China in December 2019, the spread have been rapid with massive distress
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Abstract: Disease outbreaks have been known to cause substantial devastation in the world. The impact of such outbreaks on mental health have been documented but unfortunately these haven’t been mainstreamed into emergency response preparedness. Low-income countries (LIC) are the most disadvantaged in this front especially considering mental health care hasn’t been much developed with countries
Hypertension is classified as blood pressure above 140/90 mmHg. From the scientific evidence, there are varied contributing factors to an elevated blood pressure ranging from stressful situations, dietary factors, genetic make-up, lifestyle factors such as sedentary lifestyle, disease states among others. On the backdrop of these, emerging evidence from patients being managed for Coronavirus disease
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