Recrudescence of COVID-19: A review of literature and Indian perspective

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Author Details : Multazim M Pathan*, Nawaz Umar, Neetu Vijay, Sheeza I Patel, Heeba M Pathan

Volume : 6, Issue : 1, Year : 2020

Article Page : 1-5

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijmmtd.2020.001

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Abstract

Aim: The present article aims to describe the sudden emergence of 2019 novel Corona virus its incidence
and spread among the neighbouring countries and preventive measures that the World Health Organization
and The Central Government of India is taking to ensure early detection and management of cases.
Setting and design: The study is cumulative of the recent literature released by the Central Government
of India DHR and ICMR, the Chinese scientists handling the samples and Interim measures on controlling
the 2019n-Corona virus by World Health Organization and American National Institute of Health.
Materials and Methods: Inclusion criteria: Articles that discussed corona virus history and epidemiology.
Case reports and Interim guidelines by WHO. Articles related to treatment of SARS and MERS in the
past 10 years. The study was conducted at GIMS-VRDL, Department of Microbiology, Gulbarga Institute
of Medical Sciences, Kalaburagi, Karnataka and articles were selected using PRISMA 2009 checklist.
Exclusion criteria: Articles with no proves.
Conclusion: In a short period of 58 days 2019n-CoV has affected more than 82138 people globally and
caused 2801 casualties (2744 deaths in mainland China and 57 deaths in the neighbouring countries). The
novel corona virus has challenged human technology and development with its undetected highly efficient
spread and mutation rate. The role of WHO and ICMR in providing interim guidelines to health care
professionals and Research Scientists in identification, isolation, specimen collection and management of
affected cases is commendable. On 17th February UNICEF has appealed an estimate of 42.5 million USD
to financially support the outbreak response. With growing numbers of cases the fight against the corona
virus is still at stake, research needs to be conducted for better understanding different routes of spread
including vertical transmission in humans and the detailed genomic sequence, for developing diagnostic
kits and efficient anti corona virus drugs and vaccinations.

Keywords: Kalaburagi, Karnataka and articles were selected using PRISMA 2009 checklist, Exclusion criteria: Articles with no
proves Keywords: COVID19 zoonotic outbreak pandemic DHRICMR, VRDL preventive measures areas for research

How to cite : Pathan M M, Umar N, Vijay N , Patel S I, Pathan H M, Recrudescence of COVID-19: A review of literature and Indian perspective. IP Int J Med Microbiol Trop Dis 2020;6(1):1-5

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