A Review on Coronavirus Disease a New Threat to Public Health and Strategies for Rational Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PP
Keywords:
COVID-19, Pandemic, Infectious diseases, Personal protective equipment (PPE), Public health.Abstract
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious condition caused by the SARS CoV. The condition was seen in 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has spread globally, resulting in a pandemic. The deaths per number of diagnosed cases are estimated at between 1% and 5%, but varies by age and other health conditions. The infection is spread from one person to others via respiratory droplets, often produced during coughing and sneezing. It takes 2–14 days to develop the signs from the day of exposure. Reverse transcription-PCR from a nasopharyngeal swab or oropharyngeal swab is the standard method of diagnosis. Its adviced that mask should be used by the people who feel they are affected from the virus and to their caregivers, but not the general public. As the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) began spreading globally with no clear treatment in vision, preventing became a major role of controlling the condition and its effects. COVID-19 spreads from the sprayer of an infected individual whether they are showing any symptoms or not. Therefore, it becomes nearly unfeasible to point exactly where the patient is. This is where personal protective equipment (PPE) and individual protective equipment comes in. The discussions include the paper recommends decontamination and reuse of PPE and proper disposal of PPE.
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