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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Cardiac Critical Care TSS 2020; 04(01): 40-46
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1710401
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1710401
Point of Technique
Management of Coronavirus 2019
Abstract
Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) disease is the most recent global public health problem. It is caused by SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome related coronavirus 2), which is a RNA virus with a high mutation rate, belonging to the genus Coronavirus. The objective of this communication is to provide an initial understanding regarding pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, management, and prevention of this devastating disease.
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24 April 2020
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