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What You Need to Know About The COVID-19 Infection

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COVID-19 Infection​

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Biology


  • Most likely source of virus infection originated from transition from Pangolins to Humans and subsequent spread from human to human
  • Infection can be spread by asymptomatic carriers
  • Viral particles enter in lungs via droplet infection. Other modes of infection unclear​

Epidemiology:

  • Typical incubation time 4-14 days (up to 24 days)​
  • China notified WHO 31-12-2019
  • WHO declared pandemic 11-03-2020

At risk:

  • Congregations of people
  • Areas of infections

Symptoms


  • Cough (65-80%)
  • Fever (45%)
  • Shortness of breath (20-40%)​
  • Upper respiratory tract symptoms (15%)​
  • Gastrointestinal symptoms (10%)​

Monitor relevant Vitals

  • Temperature
  • Heart rate and BP
  • Respiratory rate

Laboratory investigations​


  • Decreased WCC and lymphopaenia
  • Increase BUN/Cr
  • LFTs: increase in AST/ALT/Tbil​
  • Increase D-dimer​
  • Increase CRP
  • Increase LDH
  • Decrease Procalcitonin (if secondary bacterial infection it will be elevated)​
  • PCR COVID-19 test

Chest X-ray


  • Hazy bilateral peripheral opacities on chest X-ray
  • CT scan: ground glass opacities, consolidation
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Treatment


Prevention
  • Prevent infection with necessary precautions​
  • Hand cleaning: 20+ seconds with soap and water or preferably alcohol based solution​
  • Isolate/Quarantine​

Anti flu viral medication and anti retroviral medication being used. Treatment experimental presently. Guidelines to follow.​
  • Remdesivir: anti RNA polymerase​
  • Chloroquine: blocks virus entry into endosome​​
  • Tocilizumab: block IL-6​​

Supportive treatment
  • Avoid anti-inflammatory medication (NSAID)​​
  • Respiratory failure management
  • Adequate nutrition
  • Prolonged bed rest: Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) exercise routine to prevent DVT and pulmonary embolism complications

Mortality associated with:
  • Elderly​​​
  • Immunocompromised individulas: examples include HIV/Oncology patients​
  • Medical conditions: Diabetes, Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease

Laboratory predictors of poor outcome:
  • Increase D dimer​​​
  • Increase ferritin​
  • Increase troponin​
  • Increase cardiac myoglobin​
  • Monitor secondary infection​

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Precaution


  • Glove protection
  • N95 masks
  • Hand hygiene:20 + seconds with soap and water or alcohol containing solution​

References

Nick Mark (@nickmmark)​

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